Journalists seek to visit Garabagh
A group of Azeri journalists are seeking to visit
Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh, a region under Armenian occupation,
according to one of the organizers of the planned visit.
Jeyhun Musaoghlu said the initiative aims to obtain transparent information on whether or not Azeris and Armenians will be able to live side by side after the two countries resolve their long-standing conflict.
"By answering the question whether or not Garabagh Armenians, who are de jure considered citizens of Azerbaijan, will be able to live alongside us, we will have answered the question of either peace or war coming to the forefront."
Musaoghlu said that, to avoid any reproaches, the journalists are looking to visit the occupied region under Azerbaijan`s patronage and have sought permission from the Foreign Ministry. According to Musaoghlu, the list of journalists willing to pay the visit is ready, but they are not being named to avoid "outside pressure."
Musaoghlu added that government agencies have not yet responded to the initiative.
The proposal comes following a recent joint visit by Azeri and Armenian intellectuals to Upper Garabagh, which represented a public diplomacy effort.
Upper Garabagh has been occupied by Armenia since a 1994 ceasefire ended hostilities that killed an estimated 30,000 people and ousted about one million Azeris from their homes. Years of peace talks have brought few tangible results.
Jeyhun Musaoghlu said the initiative aims to obtain transparent information on whether or not Azeris and Armenians will be able to live side by side after the two countries resolve their long-standing conflict.
"By answering the question whether or not Garabagh Armenians, who are de jure considered citizens of Azerbaijan, will be able to live alongside us, we will have answered the question of either peace or war coming to the forefront."
Musaoghlu said that, to avoid any reproaches, the journalists are looking to visit the occupied region under Azerbaijan`s patronage and have sought permission from the Foreign Ministry. According to Musaoghlu, the list of journalists willing to pay the visit is ready, but they are not being named to avoid "outside pressure."
Musaoghlu added that government agencies have not yet responded to the initiative.
The proposal comes following a recent joint visit by Azeri and Armenian intellectuals to Upper Garabagh, which represented a public diplomacy effort.
Upper Garabagh has been occupied by Armenia since a 1994 ceasefire ended hostilities that killed an estimated 30,000 people and ousted about one million Azeris from their homes. Years of peace talks have brought few tangible results.
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