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US SHOWS REDUCED INTEREST IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
news.az
March 2 2010
Azerbaijan
Adil Bagirov The US interest to the South Caucasus is decreasing.
"It has already been nine years that US Azerbaijanis hold the
protest outside the Armenian embassy in Washington. This year they
have been held under steering support of the USAN financial director,
Bedir Mammadli. Similar protests were held by Azerbaijani Diaspora in
Houston and New York", said Adil Bagirov, coordinator and co-founder
of the US Azeris Network (USAN) and candidate of political sciences.
He said it has already been the third year that the Azerbaijani
community sends letters to congressmen, senators and other politicians,
as well as local newspapers and magazines via USAN.
"This year we have already sent 1584 letters to 503 recipients,
including 47 senators, 75 congressmen, 23 governors, 88 senators and
131 local parliamentarians. In addition 137 newspapers and the US
vice president have received letters from Azerbaijanis residing in
their constituencies.
Some of our letters have been published in the US press, for example
in TheGainsville Sun (Florida) and The MiddletownPress (Connecticut).
This year mass medias have already published at least seven USAN
letters in different states of the country.
Our diaspora has sent 8134 letters about Khojaly tragedy via
USAN through three years. On the whole, we have sent our 120,000
different letters to politicians, newspapers and magazines in the
constituencies where USAN activists reside. Below we attach the table
with the indication of state organizations, mass medias, Congress,
US Administration and US politicians that received letters from USAN".
Commenting on the statement of experts, speaking of the reduced
interest of the United States to the South Caucasus, Baguirov said:
"Unfortunately, it is true. The US interest to the South Caucasus is
decreasing. Main analyst of the Jamestown foundation Vladimir Socor
calls it "strategic disengagement". We warned about this perspective
in 2008.
The United States have many problems and the whole political elite
is engaged in the upcoming elections in November 2010 when the
republicans may gain an overwhelming victory over democrats. Thus,
both sides have no time for the Caucasus".
news.az
March 2 2010
Azerbaijan
Adil Bagirov The US interest to the South Caucasus is decreasing.
"It has already been nine years that US Azerbaijanis hold the
protest outside the Armenian embassy in Washington. This year they
have been held under steering support of the USAN financial director,
Bedir Mammadli. Similar protests were held by Azerbaijani Diaspora in
Houston and New York", said Adil Bagirov, coordinator and co-founder
of the US Azeris Network (USAN) and candidate of political sciences.
He said it has already been the third year that the Azerbaijani
community sends letters to congressmen, senators and other politicians,
as well as local newspapers and magazines via USAN.
"This year we have already sent 1584 letters to 503 recipients,
including 47 senators, 75 congressmen, 23 governors, 88 senators and
131 local parliamentarians. In addition 137 newspapers and the US
vice president have received letters from Azerbaijanis residing in
their constituencies.
Some of our letters have been published in the US press, for example
in TheGainsville Sun (Florida) and The MiddletownPress (Connecticut).
This year mass medias have already published at least seven USAN
letters in different states of the country.
Our diaspora has sent 8134 letters about Khojaly tragedy via
USAN through three years. On the whole, we have sent our 120,000
different letters to politicians, newspapers and magazines in the
constituencies where USAN activists reside. Below we attach the table
with the indication of state organizations, mass medias, Congress,
US Administration and US politicians that received letters from USAN".
Commenting on the statement of experts, speaking of the reduced
interest of the United States to the South Caucasus, Baguirov said:
"Unfortunately, it is true. The US interest to the South Caucasus is
decreasing. Main analyst of the Jamestown foundation Vladimir Socor
calls it "strategic disengagement". We warned about this perspective
in 2008.
The United States have many problems and the whole political elite
is engaged in the upcoming elections in November 2010 when the
republicans may gain an overwhelming victory over democrats. Thus,
both sides have no time for the Caucasus".