19 years ago, on May 12 1994, a ceasefire was finally declared to end the fighting in the terrible Nagorno-Karabakh Liberation War. Too many people had been killed, there was untold misery and suffering for millions of people throughout the… Read More ›
Nagorno
Letter to Lord Laird : Deceived by Propaganda from Azerbaijan
On 30 April, the new Azerbaijani film ‘Xoca’ (Khoja) was screened at the Soho Hotel to over 130 Londoners, representing many sections of the capital’s multicultural population. The audience included H.E. Fakhraddin Gurbanov, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the UK, Lord Laird… Read More ›
Armenians and the Genocide: An Englishman’s Perspective
On April 24th 2009 I was making the last preparations for my trip to Tbilisi in May of that year: the day was just like any other day – it meant nothing to me. A few weeks later as I… Read More ›
Artsakh Youth Development Center – Seminar on Maragha Genocide, 1992
By Susanna Petrosyan President – AYDC ( Translation : Russell Pollard) On April 10 – In the office of Artsakh Youth Developemt Center (AYDC), a discussion was held, with representatives from Youth Organisations, about the events of 1992. In Maragha… Read More ›
Artsakh Youth Development Center Visit Mothers of Missing Soldiers on Motherhood and Beauty Day
By Susanna Petrosyan : President – AYDC On April 7 2013, Motherhood and Beauty Day, AYDC (Artsakh Youth Development Center) members visited Mothers of Missing Soldiers in Stepanakert. After a short round table discussion with Mothers, AYDC members presented them… Read More ›
Artsakh : Recognition through Common Consent
At a meeting with Franco-Armenian investors in Paris, Arayik Harutyunyan, the Prime Minister of Artsakh was reported to have said: “If we manage to end the year peacefully then that will be constructive, but in terms of concrete accords to… Read More ›
Artsakh issues : Diplomatic perspectives and sobering thoughts
It is well understood that the UK government has significant connections with Azerbaijan through the British Petroleum company and many years of investment in the oil industry in Baku, and therefore has a strong bias towards protecting that alliance. This… Read More ›
Demonstration to mark 25th Anniversary of Sumgait killings of Armenians by Azerbaijanis
Between February 27th and 29th 1988, the 18,000 Armenians living in Sumgait, near Baku, in Azerbaijan were subjected to violence and killings in response to the vote by the population of Nagorno-Karabakh to join with Armenia. A group of Armenians… Read More ›
Do Azerbaijani’s in London really understand about Khojaly and Karabakh?
Each year in London there is a short march by the Azerbaijani community to highlight their perspective on the events in Khojaly and this year I took the opportunity to witness it directly and to endeavour to find out more… Read More ›
Khojaly Issue : Letter to Chris Heaton-Harris ( UK MP for Daventry)
Chris Heaton-Harris is a Conservative Member of the UK Parliament and a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Azerbaijan. In February 2012 he was quoted as saying to the European Azerbaijan Society “I have visited Azerbaijan twice, and… Read More ›