US AZERBAIJANIS TO SUPPORT JOHN MCCAIN IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

Azeri Press Agency
Feb 4 2008
Azerbaijan

US Azeris Network (USAN) stated that they will support republican
candidate John McCain in the presidential elections, APA’s US bureau
reports.

According to the USAN’s statement the organization brings together
US Azerbaijanis and other Turkish-speaking American citizens.

"400,000-men Azerbaijani community especially in California, New York,
New Jersey and Texas and other Turkish-speaking communities intend
to appear as a new force," the statement says.

USAN notes the candidate’s features, his experience in foreign policy
and military sphere and legislative initiatives, and underlines that
McCain is informed about the South Caucasus, Caspian basin and post
Soviet countries, visited Turkey and Azerbaijan, prefers the principle
of territorial integrity in Nagorno Karabakh problem and has unbiased
position on the so-called Armenian genocide.

Republican candidate also supports Azerbaijan’s integration into
Euro-Atlantic space in terms of economy and security.