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A seminar-film watching was organized in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament on the initiative of the Armenian Embassy in Prague and the Chairman of the Czech Republic-Armenia Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Robin Bőhnisch and the head of “Diverbium” civic association Pavla Truhlarova, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Karabakh movement and Sumgait massacres.

The information and public relations department of the RA MFA informed that Mr. Bőhnisch has made an introductory speech. He has stated that Czech Republic wishes to develop friendly relations with all the South-Caucasian states and they have managed it due to the balanced position of the Czech Republic regarding the Karabakh conflict which remains stable regardless of anything. He also stated that very often the positions and announcements of MP-s are abused. This happened also one day before, when the Azerbaijani press published the well-known resolution before it was officially announced by the foreign relations committee.

As the source informs, Tigran Seyranyan, the Armenian ambassador to Czech Republic, made an extensive speech. He first introduced the beginning of the Karabakh conflict when in response to peaceful rallies Sumgait massacre was implemented by the Azerbaijanis as well as a number of other acts of violence. They also started a war, which brought to death of thousands.

Afterwards the RA Ambassador has applied to the Czech MPs and has touched upon the unilateral resolution of the foreign relations committee of the Chamber of Representatives about the Khojalu events. The ambassador has stated that Azerbaijan is spending big amount of money over anti-Armenian racist and militant campaign, and is using all the possible means.

“The results of that campaign unfortunately can be seen in the Czech Republic as well,” he has noted. “Some of the MPs, without regarding the historical realities and facts, the witness of which is Dana Mazalova, have adopted a pro-Azerbaijani statement which is within the interests of Azerbaijan only – a country where Armenofobia and racism are state policy, where there are hundreds of political prisoners, where murderer Safarov is awarded as a hero, where the famous writer Ekrem Eylisli is being chased and censured publicly for telling the truth about the massacres and for making solidarity call,” the ambassador continued.

Fragments from the documentary film “Sumgait: Ordinary Genocide” was presented after the speech of the ambassador. After that the film of the Bulgarian journalist and publicist Tcvetana Paskaleva “My dear survivors and dead” was presented. Tsvetana Paskaleva’s speech followed the film. She has presented how she appeared to be in Karabakh and stressed that the events and the truth made her to stay in Artsakh and to cover the struggle of the heroic people. Paskaleva called on the PMs to thoroughly study the facts before adopting a decision.

“If Czech Republic wants to show that its country has neutral position in Karabakh issue then the same committee has to adopt another resolution condemning the Sumgait massacre,” she has noted and has added that her documentaries about Karabakh war are calls on politicians of the world to demonstrate a political will instead of cynicism and to recognize the independence of Nagorno Karabakh. Only after that the Armenians and the Azerbaijani will be able to leave in peace as neighbors.

Chairman of the Inter-parliamentary group of friends Czech Republic – Turkey Václav Kubata also made a speech and said that the committee has had no aim to adopt a resolution on supporting only one of the sides, but has been determined to condemn the violence used against the peaceful citizens. He has confessed that the resolution has been adopted hastily without studying the facts properly and it needs to be additionally discussed.

Czech journalist Dana Mazalova also made a speech at the end of the event. She as a witness has once again denied the Azerbaijani disinformation concerning the events of Khojalu and has condemned the unilateral statement of the foreign affairs committee.