Armenian provocation prevented at international exhibition
By Rashid Shirinov
Another Armenian provocation on the international arena was prevented in the Spanish capital Madrid, where FITUR-2018 international tourist exhibition has been held.
Apparently, two agencies illegally operating in the Armenia-occupied territories of Azerbaijan, were registered from the Armenian side in the list of participating companies, Azertac reported.
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Spain immediately undertook a number of urgent measures. As a result of the practical measures taken, the provocative actions of the occupier country were suppressed, and the "agencies" were excluded from the list of exhibitors.
During the exhibition, the activity of Armenian participants was also closely monitored, and additional measures were taken to ensure that provocative information was not included in campaign materials offered to the exhibition participants.
Armenian Diaspora and lobbies often use international exhibitions to distort the essence of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue and present this region of Azerbaijan as Armenian. However, Azerbaijan timely prevents such provocative attempts.
Armenia broke out a lengthy war against Azerbaijan by laying territorial claims on the country. Since a war in the early 1990s, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities.
To this day, Armenia has not implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.
As for Azerbaijan’s participation at FITUR-2018, the country was successfully represented at the event with the organizational support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Azerbaijani Embassy in Spain. The pavilion of Azerbaijan caused great interest of the exhibition participants. Along with the tourist potential of the country, the pavilion promoted national wine brands and samples of confectionery.
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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov
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