Turan News Agency, Azerbaijan
Oct 19 2007

Azeri activists picket US embassy over Armenian genocide bill

Baku, 19 October: About 20 activists of the Dalga youth movement have
staged a rally of solidarity with the Turkish people in front of the
Turkish embassy. The rally was staged in connection with the unfair
decision of a US Congress committee to recognize the so-called
genocide of Armenians in Turkey.

The police were waiting for the protesters in front of the US
embassy. The protesters set two white pigeons free.

The leader of the organization, Vafa Cafarli, read out the resolution
of the picket which said that the recognition of the Armenian
genocide by the US Congress will strengthen Armenian chauvinism and
weaken the role of the United States in the region.

A representative of the embassy, John Polaschik, who came out to meet
the protesters said that "the current situation has a negative impact
on relations between the USA and Turkey". She expressed the hope that
Congress will not approve the draft resolution adopted by the
committee.