(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 26. The Embassy of
the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands has
exposed the Armenian fake regarding the meeting of Azerbaijani
Ambassador to this country Rahman Mustafayev with Mayor of
Rotterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb, the embassy told trend .
The Armenian media has earlier spread the fake news that,
allegedly during the meeting with the Azerbaijani ambassador, the
Rotterdam mayor abruptly criticized the 'encroachment on Armenia'
and called for 'unblocking' the Lachin-Khankendi road.
'Given the untrue claims spread by the Armenian media about the
Azerbaijani ambassador's meeting with the Rotterdam mayor on
December 20, 2022 and the alleged criticism of Azerbaijan during
the meeting, the press service of the embassy deems necessary to
say that this meeting, held upon the initiative of the Azerbaijani
ambassador, was dedicated to the development of bilateral economic,
investment, educational, and cultural cooperation between
Azerbaijan and Rotterdam,' said the embassy.
According to the statement, neither political issues nor a
peaceful protest on the Lachin-Khankendi road [being held against
the illicit exploitation of Azerbaijan's mineral resources in the
area of Russian peacekeepers' temporary deployment] were touched
upon at the meeting.
'There was no hint of any criticism of anyone during the
meeting, which took place in a friendly and benevolent ambiance. On
the other hand, the mayor, who paid an official visit to Baku in
November 2013, made several important initiatives aimed at further
developing bilateral collaboration,' the statement added.
As for the post-Karabakh conflict period, the embassy noted that
Ambassador Mustafayev showed the Rotterdam mayor and his delegation
members the 'Karabakh – before and after the occupation' album,
primarily photographs of demolished Aghdam. Meanwhile, the
ambassador pointed out that Rotterdam was also ruthlessly destroyed
by the Nazis during World War II, like Aghdam, and that the
practice of the Netherlands in restoring the destroyed Rotterdam
could be useful for the restoration of Aghdam.
'Considering the foregoing conclusions, the embassy urges the
Armenian community of the Netherlands to stop dreaming and use
their energy not for provocations, but to promote the establishment
of peace and good neighborly relations between Armenia and
Azerbaijan. The destructive political activity of the Armenian
community will not interfere with the further advancement of
cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Netherlands. The embassy
intends to develop Azerbaijan's comprehensive relations with
Rotterdam and other cities of the Netherlands,' the statement
said.
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