GROUP OF AZERBAIJANI NGOS PROTESTS AGAINST WORLD’S DOUBLE STANDARDS

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March 16 2010
Azerbaijan

A group of Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations adopted a
statement protesting against double standards existing in the world.

The statement expresses an indignation on the double standards of the
U.S. and Western countries, and a protest against the recognition of
so-called "Armenian genocide."

"The major world powers do not see Khojali tragedy, happened two
decades ago, while discussing "Armenian genocide" with unverified
facts," the head Union of Disabled People Organizations (UDPO) of
Azerbaijan Mehdi Mehdiyev told Trend News at an event devoted to the
protest of Azerbaijani NGOs.

According to him, the world’s double standards are primarily directed
against the Muslim countries.

Chairman of the Union of Chernobyl Disabled Persons Mirhasan Hasanov
also noted that Armenians started the war against Azerbaijan and
occupied Azerbaijani lands.

Chairman of Union of Azerbaijan Patriotic War Veterans Fizuli
Rzaguliyev said that Azerbaijan should always support Turkey in the
so-called "Armenian genocide" issue.

Union of Graduates of Turkish universities, Azerbaijan Blind Persons
Association, Azerbaijani Veterans of Afghanistan War, Social Support
of Women Veterans, Women of the 21st century, World congress of Young
Turk Writers also jointed the statement.