Trend, Azerbaijan
March 5 2010

Azerbaijani Presidential Administration condemns U.S. Congress’s decision
05.03.2010 15:07

Azerbaijan, Baku, March 5 / Trend News A.Huseynbala /

The Azerbaijani Presidential Administration categorically condemned
the adoption of the resolution recognizing the so-called "Armenian
genocide" by the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs
Committee.

Such step by the U.S congressmen is mistaken and unfair, Azerbaijani
Presidential Administration Socio-Political Department Head Ali
Hasanov said in his interview with the media outlets.

"All the nations and states that were involved in World War I (WWI)
suffered losses in the course of events taken place in one of the
fronts of WWI in 1915. The question of who suffered more losses and
who less, or what the war’s results were for it, should be addressed
not by the Congressmen of the country, claiming the title of world
superpower, but by independent historians and researchers," Hasanov
said.

Hasanov said the Azerbaijani government condemns this step by the U.S.
congressmen, and brings to attention that this decision was
unilateral, unjust, pro-Armenian and anti-Turk in spirit. "We believe
this decision also does not correlate strongly with the interests of
the United States and the American people, and seriously damages the
international image of this country," he said.

Hasanov also expressed confidence that receiving the required
assessment from the U.S Congress House of Representatives, the Foreign
Affairs Committee’s decision will be withdrawn, and the U.S.
government will be released from this unfair responsibility.