AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Jan 30 2015
Colorado State Senate voices strong support for Azerbaijan,
embarrassing Armenian lobby’s fiasco
30 January 2015, 13:48 (GMT+04:00)
By Sara Rajabova
Senate of the U.S.’ Colorado State has expressed strong support for
Azerbaijan and the U.S.-Azerbaijan relations.
Colorado State Senate presented a statement expressing strong support
for Azerbaijan on January 29, the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in
Los Angeles reported.
Signed by Senate President Bill Cadman, the statement was solemnly
presented on the Senate Floor to Nasimi Aghayev, Azerbaijan’s Consul
General in Los Angeles.
Senator Larry Crowder noted that today the United States cannot fight
alone effectively against global problems such as international
terrorism. He stressed in this regard the importance of staunchly
supporting America’s allies in the world.
In this vein, Senator Crowder presented the said statement expressing
support for Azerbaijan.
The Senate affirmed “the expanding relationship between the United
States and Azerbaijan over the past two decades, cooperating on
matters of energy security, the fight against international terrorism,
drug and human trafficking, and non-proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction,” according to the statement.
The statement mentioned that “Azerbaijan was one of the first
countries to render unconditional assistance to the United States
after the terror attacks of 9/11, opening its airspace and airports
for the use by coalition troops in Afghanistan and sending its
soldiers to serve shoulder-to-shoulder with U.S. troops there.”
The document concluded by extending “warmest welcome to Azerbaijan’s
Consul General” and expressing the great importance of “expanding
relations in all spheres, including trade, cultural, and educational
exchange” between Azerbaijan and the State of Colorado.
Before the presentation, the Armenian lobby in the U.S. launched a
nation-wide campaign to derail the recognition of Azerbaijan on the
Senate Floor and the expression of support by Colorado for
U.S.-Azerbaijan friendship and cooperation.
However this special interest group, which advocates for Armenia’s
corrupt and abusive government, and supports the occupation and ethnic
cleansing of Azerbaijan’s lands by Armenia utterly failed, the
Consulate said.
By not succumbing to the pressure from a noxious special interest
group, the Colorado Senators demonstrated visionary statesmanship and
principled stance on America’s values and national interests, the
Consulate said.
The video of the ceremony can be viewed here:
Since Azerbaijan’s emergence as an independent nation in 1991, the
U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship has evolved into a strategic partnership
based on mutual interests and common values.
At present, Azerbaijan-U.S. relations are developing rapidly.