It seems US has some serious commitment to Armenian diaspora – Novruz Mamamdov
"It seems the United States has an unnatural love for Armenia.
Head of the foreign relation department at the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Novruz Mammadov has commented on recent remarks made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton which contained biased criticism towards Azerbaijan.
"It's quite interesting statement. I would say it is interesting for several reasons. Firstly, I note that discussions on human rights, of course, are very important in today's world.
“And the desire to protect those rights is quite normal. However, are human rights divided into different categories according to their significance?" Mammadov said and noted that the US ignores the violation of rights of almost one million Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced persons, victims of Armenian aggression.
In her statement on occasion of 9 December which marks International Day of Human Rights, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking about violations in this sphere, also cited Azerbaijan Republic as one of the negative examples, along with the state of Zimbabwe.
"If this is indeed an important issue for the United States, then why the same State Department keeps silent on the issue of infringement of rights of one million Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced persons, evicted from their lands as a result of illegal, armed aggression by the Armenian side? Why does no one make a serious statement on the matter?” the official asked.
"Maybe those who wrote State Secretary’s statement relied on the logic of the English alphabet, referring to Azerbaijan along with Zimbabwe (first and last letters of the alphabet). However, either they did not learn it properly (at least, according to the alphabetical order Armenia comes before Azerbaijan), or we are again dealing with double standards in the US foreign policy," Mammadov said.
All the arguments in this case are obvious, he added.
"It seems the United States has an unnatural love for Armenia. America displays exactly this attitude and each time proves that it remains true to this course,” he continued.
The United States kept completely silent even when election outcomes in Armenia were grossly rigged and 30 individuals were killed in a crackdown on protesters, he noted.
"The US will still keep silent even if there are hundreds of political prisoners in Armenia, and the government shuts down all media and declares a state of emergency.
“One gets the impression that the US has some serious commitment to the Armenian diaspora, which makes both media organizations and officials to voice negative evaluations solely about Azerbaijan while making only positive remarks about Armenia,” Mammadov said.
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