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    AZERBAIJANI CULTURE AND ART IN SPORTLIGHT IN LOS ANGELES

    AzerNews, Azerbaijan
    July 26 2013

    26 July 2013, 14:34 (GMT+05:00)
    By Nigar Orujova

    The prestigious International Visitors Council of Los Angeles (IVCLA)
    hosted an event dedicated to Azerbaijani culture, art and citizen
    diplomacy on July 25, the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los
    Angeles reported. The event took place at the Levantine Cultural
    Center.

    Speaking at the event Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles
    Nasimi Aghayev informed the audience about Azerbaijan's history,
    culture, traditions of strong ethnic and religious tolerance,
    the country's steady development as an independent nation, its
    oil strategy, as well as its relations with the U.S., Europe and
    neighboring states.

    Highlighting the challenges faced by Azerbaijan, Aghayev spoke
    about the illegal military occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijan's
    internationally recognized territory by Armenia.

    "This illegal occupation is not only a flagrant breach of international
    law. It is also a huge violation of basic human rights," he said. "The
    policies of Armenia's leadership do not only impede the restoration
    of sustainable peace and stability in the region. These policies also
    put the future of the Armenian people under question and drive the
    country to an even bigger catastrophy."

    Stressing the fact that since independence Armenia has lost around
    1 million of its population, and referring to a recent international
    poll which has revealed that almost half of Armenia's population want
    to permanently leave the country, Aghayev said that all these are
    direct results of destructive policies pursued by Armenia's government,
    which are primarily damaging Armenians themselves.

    A number of representatives of radical Armenian organizations, who
    were also present at the event, tried to obstruct the event by making
    much noise, but faced a harsh reaction of the event participants and
    were booed out of the event venue.

    The event conculded with performance of Azerbaijani songs by the
    Azerbaijani singer Shahla Saroukhani, who received multiple ovations.

    The IVCLA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization aimed to create
    international understanding and cooperation between the Los Angeles
    region and the rest of the world. IVCLA works to accomplish this
    mission through the professional meetings and cultural activities.

    http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/57381.html




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