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IN THE WAKE OF CRIMEA ANNEXATION, AZERBAIJAN CALLS ON WASHINGTON TO SUPPORT ITS TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
eTurbo News
April 4 2014
Apr 04, 2014
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Amid the diplomatic tough talk and sanctions
that have been imposed on Russia over its annexation of Crimea,
Azerbaijan has this week accused Washington of "double standards
and hypocrisy" over its annexed territories, Nagorno-Karabakh and
surrounding provinces.
These regions of Azerbaijan have been occupied by Armenia for 24 years
in clear violation of international law but, says Azerbaijan MP Elkhan
Suleymanov, the United States ignores this breach of its territorial
integrity and the suffering of one million displaced people.
In a letter to U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House
of Representatives John Boehner, Suleymanov called on the U.S. to
afford Azerbaijan's territorial integrity the same level of diplomatic
concern it is presently giving to Ukraine.
"A law is a law and should never be interpreted differently for
different countries. Azerbaijan has almost one fifth of its territory
under occupation for 24 years by Armenian soldiers, who control and
do as they please in Nagorno-Karabakh," Suleymanov wrote.
"Where are the sanctions against Armenia?" he asked, as the world
steps up the diplomatic pressure on Moscow.
Suleymanov pointed out that rather than punish the aggressor; it is
Azerbaijan that has been punished by the U.S. via the controversial
Section 907, which bans American support for Baku. In his letter he
called for this to be repealed.
He urged the U.S. Congress "to show the same support to Azerbaijan
as the statements and events supporting Ukraine and its territorial
integrity, to make efforts to remove the problematic Section 907,
and to respect the resolutions adopted by the United Nations Security
Council," he wrote.
Suleymanov reminded Washington just how deeply the impact of the
Armenian occupation is being felt in his country to this day.
"Four hundred and ten thousand people of Nakhchivan, 450,000 people
of six other regions, and almost 1,000,000 Azerbaijani people -
totally 1,850,000 Azerbaijani citizens - live under difficult social
and economic conditions," he said, due to Armenian occupation.
As an MP Suleymanov is committed to bringing the plight of his
people to the attention of the international community which, he
says, forgets that resolutions by the United Nations, the European
Parliament, the OSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe have all condemned Armenia's occupation.
http://www.eturbonews.com/44379/wake-crimea-annexation-azerbaijan-calls-washington-support-its-t
eTurbo News
April 4 2014
Apr 04, 2014
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Amid the diplomatic tough talk and sanctions
that have been imposed on Russia over its annexation of Crimea,
Azerbaijan has this week accused Washington of "double standards
and hypocrisy" over its annexed territories, Nagorno-Karabakh and
surrounding provinces.
These regions of Azerbaijan have been occupied by Armenia for 24 years
in clear violation of international law but, says Azerbaijan MP Elkhan
Suleymanov, the United States ignores this breach of its territorial
integrity and the suffering of one million displaced people.
In a letter to U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House
of Representatives John Boehner, Suleymanov called on the U.S. to
afford Azerbaijan's territorial integrity the same level of diplomatic
concern it is presently giving to Ukraine.
"A law is a law and should never be interpreted differently for
different countries. Azerbaijan has almost one fifth of its territory
under occupation for 24 years by Armenian soldiers, who control and
do as they please in Nagorno-Karabakh," Suleymanov wrote.
"Where are the sanctions against Armenia?" he asked, as the world
steps up the diplomatic pressure on Moscow.
Suleymanov pointed out that rather than punish the aggressor; it is
Azerbaijan that has been punished by the U.S. via the controversial
Section 907, which bans American support for Baku. In his letter he
called for this to be repealed.
He urged the U.S. Congress "to show the same support to Azerbaijan
as the statements and events supporting Ukraine and its territorial
integrity, to make efforts to remove the problematic Section 907,
and to respect the resolutions adopted by the United Nations Security
Council," he wrote.
Suleymanov reminded Washington just how deeply the impact of the
Armenian occupation is being felt in his country to this day.
"Four hundred and ten thousand people of Nakhchivan, 450,000 people
of six other regions, and almost 1,000,000 Azerbaijani people -
totally 1,850,000 Azerbaijani citizens - live under difficult social
and economic conditions," he said, due to Armenian occupation.
As an MP Suleymanov is committed to bringing the plight of his
people to the attention of the international community which, he
says, forgets that resolutions by the United Nations, the European
Parliament, the OSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe have all condemned Armenia's occupation.
http://www.eturbonews.com/44379/wake-crimea-annexation-azerbaijan-calls-washington-support-its-t