BAKU: Azerbaijani Embassy To Work With US Department Of State Regard

AZERBAIJANI EMBASSY TO WORK WITH US DEPARTMENT OF STATE REGARDING LATEST AMENDMENT TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 20 2007

The US Department of State has amended its 2006 report on situation of
human rights the section on Armenia. Though the expression "Armenia
has occupied Nagorno Karabakh and seven more regions of Azerbaijan"
was in the first version of the report, the Department of State
amended the text after intervention of Armenian National Committee.

It is noted in the amendment "Armenian military forces seized greater
part of Azerbaijan bordered with Armenia. Armenia Republic’s officials
say the republic has not directly occupied Nagorno Karabakh.

Foreign Ministry’s press secretary Khazar Ibrahimov told the APA,
Azerbaijani Embassy in US will work with the US Department State
regarding this issue.