AZERBAIJANI MPS TO PROTEST AGAINST U.S CONGRESS’S DECISION TO FINANCE NAGORNO-KARABAKH SEPARATISTS

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Jan 18 2010
Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani MPs will visit the U.S to protests the U.S
Congress’s decision to allocate funds to the Armenian community of
the Nagorno-Karabakh.

"During our U.S visit, which starts Jan.21, we intend to conduct
serious discussions over the U.S Congress’s decision to finance
Nagorno-Karabakh separatists," Parliamentary Security and Defense
Committee member Zahid Oruj said.

According to him, the meeting will be held in Washington and Colorado.

"During the visit, the Azerbaijani delegation composing Ganira
Pashayeva, Gular Ahmadova and Igbal Agazade will meet with senators
and discuss the US-Azerbaijani relations and the situation in South
Caucasus," he added.

He said meetings with representatives of the Azerbaijani and Turkish
Diaspora organizations operating in the United States were not
ruled out.

"The U.S. is one of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. During the
meetings, we will stress the need to increase U.S. efforts in the
process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement under the framework
of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity," he said.