Azerbaijani Parliament criticizes Turkish President’s congratulating Armenian counterpart

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 22 / Trend M. Aliyev / The Azerbaijani Parliament has criticised Turkish President Abdullah Gul's congratulating his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of his re-election as Armenian president. "An opinion was voiced that the congratulations was expressed as a sign of courtesy," speaker Oqtay Asadov said at a plenary session of the legislative body today. "It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that no matter how many signs of politeness may be expressed to Armenia, it uses this for other purposes. One must not aggravate the issue. It is necessary to consider it from other perspectives." The Turkish President has congratulated Armenian counterpart on his re-election. Asadov has also commented on the position of a number of international organizations that have stated about the democratic presidential elections in Armenia. "One must be more careful and cautious, as in case of a lack of the final results of the elections in Armenia, international organizations evaluate them as fair and democratic," he said. Deputy Executive Secretary of New Azerbaijan Party Mubariz Gurbanli regretted in connection with the Turkish President's congratulating the Armenian counterpart on the results of rigged elections in Armenia. One can understand the Russian President's congratulations, rather than that of the Turkish President, Gurbanli said. MPs called on the public organizations to discuss the issue. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az