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Azerbaijani MPs protest against US president's statement on World Press Freedom Day

Politics Materials 8 May 2009 14:59 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 8 / Trend , A.Huseynbala/

The Azerbaijani parliamentarians protested against the US president's statement on the World Press Freedom Day.

"President Barack Obama's partial attitude is not even comparable with the reports of international organizations, biased against Azerbaijan," Azerbaijani Parliamentarian Ganira Pashayeva said.

On May 1, US President Barack Obama spread an official statement on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day.

As to Azerbaijan, Obama said there are journalists who are in prison or actively undergo pressure in all parts of the world.

Pashayeva said the country's Foreign Ministry must demand from the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan to clarify this issue.

"State of press in Azerbaijan is the same as in Europe and the United States, even at higher level," Parliamentarian and the governing New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) Deputy Executive Secretary Siyavush Novruzov said.

Novruzov said such an attitude of the president of the country which is Azerbaijan's strategic ally is inadmissible.

"A total of 56 people were arrested after the presidential elections in Armenia. Eve Internet activity was suspended. But the White House's statement did not comprise this fact," the parliamentarian said.

"We work badly. I have to say it once more," Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov said.

The speaker said the parliamentarians' activities to publicize Azerbaijani realities to the world community are too weak.

"We must work in an organized way both abroad and in the country. We must work, but not criticize anybody," he said.

Obama's statement will damage the Azerbaijani-US relations, Asadov said.

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