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Nov 11 2010
US Azerbaijani diaspora outraged with "Karabakh" leader's visit to California
Thu 11 November 2010 08:15 GMT | 10:15 Local Time
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US Azerbaijani Diaspora expresses discontent for the event hosting
Nagorno Karabakh separatists' leader in California.
The Azerbaijani Diaspora in US sent a letter to the California based
World Affairs Council (WAC) to express their deep regrets and
discontent for the event hosting Mr. Bako Sahakyan by the WAC, next
week.
According to the organization's website, the conference called
'Turmoil in the Caucasus - A Nations' Right for Self Determination and
Prospects for Regional Stability' will hold on November 19th.
'Bako Sahakyan is not a "president" of any republic, but a leader of a
separatist puppet regime installed by the Armenian authorities in
occupied Karabakh, an internationally recognized territory of
Azerbaijan Republic. He is travelling and getting a US visa into his
Armenian passport, not some 'Artsakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic'
nonexistent passport. No one, including US government, recognize this
regime, and everyone in the world recognizes Karabakh region as de
jure part of Azerbaijan' - says US Azeris Network's (USAN) letter to
WAC Chairman Timor Rafig.
The Diaspora members also remind that, the war between Armenia and
Azerbaijan was not fought as 'liberation from Azerbaijan', but an
outright aggression against sovereign Azerbaijan and its population,
who were forcibly expelled from their homes before and throughout the
war. It was a war resulting in ethnic cleansing and crimes against
humanity, with Khojaly Massacre of 1992 being the most infamous.
'Azerbaijan is a strategic U.S. ally in the War on Terror and a
reliable partner in energy sector, with an independent and flourishing
economy several times the size and potential of Armenia. Meanwhile,
Armenia and its separatist regime in Karabakh region of Azerbaijan
experience arrested development, stalled economy, large emigration and
high debts, all because the military occupation of a part of
Azerbaijan taxes its economy', -the letter says.
Diaspora calls on WAC to cancel the event as it is an insult to the
memories of those massacred by the Armenian armed forces during the
war, as well as not identify Mr Sahakyan as 'president' of a
non-existent pseudo-nation of 'Artsakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic':
'This event adds nothing to the conflict resolution efforts brokered
by U.S. Government, and in its current form contradicts US
Government's official policy'.
APA
From: A. Papazian
Nov 11 2010
US Azerbaijani diaspora outraged with "Karabakh" leader's visit to California
Thu 11 November 2010 08:15 GMT | 10:15 Local Time
Text size:
US Azerbaijani Diaspora expresses discontent for the event hosting
Nagorno Karabakh separatists' leader in California.
The Azerbaijani Diaspora in US sent a letter to the California based
World Affairs Council (WAC) to express their deep regrets and
discontent for the event hosting Mr. Bako Sahakyan by the WAC, next
week.
According to the organization's website, the conference called
'Turmoil in the Caucasus - A Nations' Right for Self Determination and
Prospects for Regional Stability' will hold on November 19th.
'Bako Sahakyan is not a "president" of any republic, but a leader of a
separatist puppet regime installed by the Armenian authorities in
occupied Karabakh, an internationally recognized territory of
Azerbaijan Republic. He is travelling and getting a US visa into his
Armenian passport, not some 'Artsakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic'
nonexistent passport. No one, including US government, recognize this
regime, and everyone in the world recognizes Karabakh region as de
jure part of Azerbaijan' - says US Azeris Network's (USAN) letter to
WAC Chairman Timor Rafig.
The Diaspora members also remind that, the war between Armenia and
Azerbaijan was not fought as 'liberation from Azerbaijan', but an
outright aggression against sovereign Azerbaijan and its population,
who were forcibly expelled from their homes before and throughout the
war. It was a war resulting in ethnic cleansing and crimes against
humanity, with Khojaly Massacre of 1992 being the most infamous.
'Azerbaijan is a strategic U.S. ally in the War on Terror and a
reliable partner in energy sector, with an independent and flourishing
economy several times the size and potential of Armenia. Meanwhile,
Armenia and its separatist regime in Karabakh region of Azerbaijan
experience arrested development, stalled economy, large emigration and
high debts, all because the military occupation of a part of
Azerbaijan taxes its economy', -the letter says.
Diaspora calls on WAC to cancel the event as it is an insult to the
memories of those massacred by the Armenian armed forces during the
war, as well as not identify Mr Sahakyan as 'president' of a
non-existent pseudo-nation of 'Artsakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic':
'This event adds nothing to the conflict resolution efforts brokered
by U.S. Government, and in its current form contradicts US
Government's official policy'.
APA
From: A. Papazian