Azerbaijan Business Center
March 5 2010

Azerbaijani ruling party declares protest to U.S. Congress in
connection with beginning of recognition of Armenian genocide in
Turkey

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijani ruling party sent protest letter to
U.S. Congress concerning adoption by the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Foreign Affairs of resolution on genocide of Armenians
in the Ottoman Empire.

Leader of Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) Ali Akhmadov said that we
pointed out in this letter that this decision is unjust, based on lie,
strikes a blow both national interests of Turkey and directed against
Azerbaijan.

`It is also emphasized in the appeal that the decision of the U.S.
Committee of Congress is directed on putting pressure on Turkey so
that it will open borders with Armenia, and, in fact, directed against
precondition of Turkish party on that this border will be opened only
after liberation of Azerbaijan’s occupied lands by Armenia. Besides,
this decision, in point of fact, is directed against just and fast
resolving of Armenian-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,’ A.
Ahmadov said.

On March 5, MP Ganira Pashayeva pointed out in the parliament that the
resolution of the U.S Congress House of Representatives is directed
against `1 billion Turkish-speaking people of the world».