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Azerbaijani news agency APA distorted the speech of Tavush branch Chairman of Writers Union of Armenia Samvel Beglaryan in March 8 meeting held in Georgian village Tekali that is inhabited by Azerbaijanis.

As it is stated in the article of Aravot.am, in his speech Beglaryan said that he didn't want Azerbaijan to treat his son as an enemy, that he was sick and tired of war. He also noted that big geopolitical game is going on, the cards of which are in the hands of Russia.

However Samvel Beglaryan denies the fact that he regarded Armenia's accession into Customs Union as “humiliating proposal” made by Russia.

According the writer, the author of the phrase “humiliating proposal” is an Azerbaijani writer.

The article reads that Beglaryan was most of all irritated by those reports of Azerbaijani media where he allegedly said “If Azerbaijan lets us live in Karabakh, we agree to this.”

According to the article his words are taken out of the context. A young correspondent of the agency “Telegraph AZ” while asking a question to the speaker stated that Azerbaijan had been divided and the state of Armenia created. As a response to this question, all the people present in the hall laughed loudly, after which Samvel Baglaryan ironically noted, “Thank you for allowing that”.

This was the statement which the correspondent of APA distorted. On another occasion the same Azerbaijani journalist said that the Armenians were brought to Caucasus by Russians. Samvel Beglaryan again ironically retorted, “So what, you think we came from Cosmos?” the article reads.