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    APA, Azerbaijan
    April 25 2009


    Turks and Azerbaijanis prevented Armenians from commemorating
    `genocide' in Washington - PHOTOSESSION

    [ 25 Apr 2009 12:03 ]

    Washington. Zaur Hasanov ` APA. Members of Washington-based Turkish
    and Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations with the help of the local
    Americans prevented Armenians from rallying outside the Turkish
    embassy, APA's US bureau reports.

    Turks began to gather outside the embassy and prevented Armenians from
    assembling in front of the embassy.

    By 2008, Armenians gathered outside Turkish embassy in the US and
    commemorated the `victims' of the April 24 `genocide' every
    year. Beginning from last year, the representatives of Turkish and
    Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations, as well as Turkish supporters did
    not allow Armenians to realize their plan.

    APA's US correspondent reports that the Armenians attempting to
    approach the embassy from 3 till 7 (Washington time) brought
    schoolchildren to the area by buses. Despite this, only 100 Armenians
    could gather.

    Turkish and Azerbaijani activists held posters reflecting the
    occupation of Nagorno Karabakh, victims of Khojaly genocide and UN
    resolutions and sang Turkey's anthem and `Sari Gelin' song.

    At the end of the demonstration, Turkish ambassador to US Nabi Shensoy
    expressed their gratitude to the participants for their help to expose
    Armenian lies. Mr. Shensoy especially noted the participation of
    Azerbaijani activists and spoke about brotherhood between Azerbaijan
    and Turkey.

    view slide show at http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=101124
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