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    AZERBAIJAN AWAITING "GOOD NEWS" FROM OBAMA

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/
    05.08.2009 18:10 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ US Azeri and Turkish Diaspora addressed a letter
    to US President Barack Obama. "Last year's war between Georgia and
    Russia punctuated the continuous threat to peace and security in
    the South Caucasus arising from unresolved territorial conflicts
    that have spanned more than two decades since the fall of the Soviet
    Union. Recently several Iranian officials openly threatened Azerbaijan
    for hosting Israeli President Shimon Peres in Baku. Similarly,
    four UN Security Council resolutions demanding that Armenian forces
    withdraw and cease the occupation of Azerbaijan lands since 1993 have
    achieved little for the displaced one million refugees and IDPs. All
    of this adds to the urgency of reaching a sustainable peace based on
    the fundamentals of international law and human rights, or, as you
    have stated earlier, "a lasting and durable settlement of Nagorno
    Karabakh conflict."

    "The South Caucasus holds great promise for regional and global
    peace and prosperity. Yet the region's potential has been disrupted
    and disabled by two decades of conflict between Armenia and
    Azerbaijan. Armenia's own development has been paralyzed as a result
    of self-imposed isolation from major regional projects." "Should
    the Armenian leadership demonstrate productive pragmatism, it can
    help integrate the nation with the economic and democratic future
    of the region securing a peace and prosperity for its people. Such a
    future would include open communications and borders, including the
    Turkish -Armenian border. A lasting and durable peace would advance
    US interests as it provides for lasting stability in a strategically
    important region where the United States requires solid friends."

    "Therefore, on behalf of the Azerbaijani-American and Turkish-American
    communities, we support and encourage your Good Office to intensify US
    efforts towards reaching a just peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan
    based on UN Security Council resolutions and the Helsinki Final Act
    of 1975, and to seize this historic opportunity. While we recognize
    the significant pressures that bear from special interests opposed to
    peace for a variety of reasons, including nationalist and religious
    ones, we hope that America's vision for South Caucasus is informed by
    its national interests and its relationship with strategic partners
    in the region."

    Letter copy was sent to US Vice President Joseph Biden and Secretary
    of State Hillary Clinton, 1news.az reported.
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