AZERBAIJAN IS INTERESTED IN JEWISH LOBBY’S EXPERIENCE: AMBASSADOR TO U.S.

U.Sadikhova

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08.07.09 13:14
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Yashar Aliyev expressed
his desire that the Jewish lobby will strengthen its aid to Azerbaijan
in foreign policy.

After Israeli President Shimon Peres’s visit to Baku on June 28-29,
representatives of the Jewish lobby initiated to strengthen their
assistance to Azerbaijan.

Commenting on the Armenian lobby’s influence in the United States,
the ambassador said just this has become a reason of the fact that
the March events in Armenia in 2008 remain undisclosed.

"Figures in the report of the US Department of State were
understated. I think this is a result of the Armenian lobby’s work
in the United States," he said.

On Feb. 20 in 2008, the Armenian opposition held a protest action in
the center of Yerevan, expressing dissatisfaction with the outcome
of the presidential elections in February, which was won by Serzh
Sargsyan.

On March 1, protesters clashed with police officers and as a result,
ten were killed and 265 people – wounded. Two key demands have been
put forward for Armenia, including releasing political prisoners and
holding an impartial investigation into the March events, which was
never implemented.