SHUSHA’S OCCUPATION CONDEMNED IN STRASBOURG
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
May 7 2007
A series of actions are held in Strasbourg on the 15th anniversary
of occupation of Azerbaijani town of Shusha (Karabakh) by Armenian
military forces, APA reports.
The World Azerbaijani Congress held a scientific-practical conference
on this issue on May 5. Azerbaijani permanent representation to
the Council of Europe yesterday held a commemorative event on the
anniversary of Shusha’s occupation. The event brought together
Azerbaijan students studying in Strasbourg, MPs Ganira Pashayeva,
Gular Ahmadova, deputy chairman of the World Congress of Azerbaijanis
Khazar Emin, playwright Amir Pahlavan, people’s artists Niyamaddin
Miusayev and Ilhama Guliyeva, as well as Turkish youth organizations
and local correspondents of Turkish media outlets.
Permanent representative Arif Mamadov, MPs Ganira Pashayeva and Gular
Ahmadova held a round table with Azerbaijani and Turkish students in
Strasbourg. Arif Mammadov addressing the round table, laid down the
plan of the next action together with students and called both students
to be active in propagating Azerbaijani history and its culture.
MP Ganira Pashayeva recommended the students to carry out these
works in coordination with Turkish students. The meeting proposed to
establish Coordination Board of Azerbaijani and Turkish students. The
next meeting is to be held in Strasbourg today on the 15th anniversary
of the occupation of Shusha. Azerbaijan House and local student
organizations will hold a rally in the Brogly square on the initiative
of World Azerbaijani Congress. The demonstration is to be attended
by the members of the Turkish and Azerbaijani societies from other
parts of Europe.