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AZERBAIJAN'S AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. EXPRESSES HIS PROTEST AGAINST THE EVENT DEDICATED TO THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NKR INDEPENDENCE
Mediamax
Sept 15 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Azerbaijan's Ambassador to the U.S. Yashar Aliyev
expressed his protest against the event dedicated to the 20th
anniversary of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) independence,
held in the Golden Hall of the U.S. Congress.
As a protest against the event held in Washington D.C. on September
13, Aliyev sent a letter to all the 435 members of the U.S. House of
Representatives, Trend reports.
The letter reads that the organizers of the event "aim to divert the
attention of the Congress members and American community from the fact
of the occupation of the Azerbaijani territories, and to consolidate
the results of the occupation this way".
The festive evening dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the NKR
declaration was held in the Golden Hall of the U.S. Congress. Dozens
of congressmen participated in the evening confirming their readiness
to further support international recognition of the NKR. The Speaker
of the NKR National Assembly Ashot Gulyan made a speech at the evening.
The evening was organized by the Congressional Armenian Caucus
Co-Chairs Frank Pallone and Ed Royce, Armenia's Embassy and the NKR
Permanent Mission in the U.S.
Mediamax
Sept 15 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Azerbaijan's Ambassador to the U.S. Yashar Aliyev
expressed his protest against the event dedicated to the 20th
anniversary of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) independence,
held in the Golden Hall of the U.S. Congress.
As a protest against the event held in Washington D.C. on September
13, Aliyev sent a letter to all the 435 members of the U.S. House of
Representatives, Trend reports.
The letter reads that the organizers of the event "aim to divert the
attention of the Congress members and American community from the fact
of the occupation of the Azerbaijani territories, and to consolidate
the results of the occupation this way".
The festive evening dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the NKR
declaration was held in the Golden Hall of the U.S. Congress. Dozens
of congressmen participated in the evening confirming their readiness
to further support international recognition of the NKR. The Speaker
of the NKR National Assembly Ashot Gulyan made a speech at the evening.
The evening was organized by the Congressional Armenian Caucus
Co-Chairs Frank Pallone and Ed Royce, Armenia's Embassy and the NKR
Permanent Mission in the U.S.