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    AzerNews, Azerbaijan
    Jan 30 2015


    Colorado State Senate voices strong support for Azerbaijan,
    embarrassing Armenian lobby's fiasco

    30 January 2015, 13:48 (GMT+04:00)
    By Sara Rajabova

    Senate of the U.S.' Colorado State has expressed strong support for
    Azerbaijan and the U.S.-Azerbaijan relations.

    Colorado State Senate presented a statement expressing strong support
    for Azerbaijan on January 29, the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in
    Los Angeles reported.

    Signed by Senate President Bill Cadman, the statement was solemnly
    presented on the Senate Floor to Nasimi Aghayev, Azerbaijan's Consul
    General in Los Angeles.

    Senator Larry Crowder noted that today the United States cannot fight
    alone effectively against global problems such as international
    terrorism. He stressed in this regard the importance of staunchly
    supporting America's allies in the world.

    In this vein, Senator Crowder presented the said statement expressing
    support for Azerbaijan.

    The Senate affirmed "the expanding relationship between the United
    States and Azerbaijan over the past two decades, cooperating on
    matters of energy security, the fight against international terrorism,
    drug and human trafficking, and non-proliferation of weapons of mass
    destruction," according to the statement.

    The statement mentioned that "Azerbaijan was one of the first
    countries to render unconditional assistance to the United States
    after the terror attacks of 9/11, opening its airspace and airports
    for the use by coalition troops in Afghanistan and sending its
    soldiers to serve shoulder-to-shoulder with U.S. troops there."

    The document concluded by extending "warmest welcome to Azerbaijan's
    Consul General" and expressing the great importance of "expanding
    relations in all spheres, including trade, cultural, and educational
    exchange" between Azerbaijan and the State of Colorado.

    Before the presentation, the Armenian lobby in the U.S. launched a
    nation-wide campaign to derail the recognition of Azerbaijan on the
    Senate Floor and the expression of support by Colorado for
    U.S.-Azerbaijan friendship and cooperation.

    However this special interest group, which advocates for Armenia's
    corrupt and abusive government, and supports the occupation and ethnic
    cleansing of Azerbaijan's lands by Armenia utterly failed, the
    Consulate said.

    By not succumbing to the pressure from a noxious special interest
    group, the Colorado Senators demonstrated visionary statesmanship and
    principled stance on America's values and national interests, the
    Consulate said.

    The video of the ceremony can be viewed here: http://goo.gl/C9XVC8

    Since Azerbaijan's emergence as an independent nation in 1991, the
    U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship has evolved into a strategic partnership
    based on mutual interests and common values.

    At present, Azerbaijan-U.S. relations are developing rapidly.


    http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/76857.html

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