The Azerbaijani Delegation to the European Parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan handed a note of protest over to President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, complaining against the Armenian delegation to the Armenia-EU parliamentary commission.

The reason was the documentary “Juga: vandals of the 21st century” shown in Brussels on December 1-2. The documentary tells about the Armenian cemeteries destroyed by Azeris.

Elham Polukhov, Spokesman for the Azerbaijani foreign office, expressed his indignation at the “European Parliament not preventing the Armenian side’s attempts to misinform” and sent a note of protest.

“I laugh at the wordings contained in the Azerbaijani note of protest, which carries everything to the point of absurdity. In its note Azerbaijan claims to be taking care about other nations’ cultural heritage. Our partners in the European Parliament had the opportunity to see this ‘care’, Azeris breaking Armenian khachkars (cross-stones) with axes and throwing them into the river gorge,” Head of the Armenian delegation, Chairwoman of the Standing Committee on European Integration, RA Parliament, Naira Zohrabyan told NEWS.am.

She pointed out that the European MPs were impressed. “The Armenian side will continue this activity. At the next meeting of the European Parliament we will demonstrate a short film on Armenian pogroms in Baku, Marag and Sumgait. I think that, after seeing it, the President of the European Parliament will take Azeri notes’ of protest with humor as well,” Zohrabyan said.

She reported that the Armenian delegation members also held many other meetings. Specifically, the MEP Bert Sticey is to visit Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. He is also dealing with the issue of sending observers to Old Juga.