Khojaly genocide in spotlight of U.S. media - VIDEO

Articles on Khojaly genocide have been published in yesterday`s editions of New York Times and Washington Post as part of Azerbaijan America Alliance`s Khojaly Commemoration Advocacy Campaign. The web-sites of the newspapers as well as “Politico” magazine will display pop-ups during a week.

CNN TV Channel broadcasted a reportage dedicated to the Khojaly events. As part of the Campaign Alliance calls on the people to send letters to the US President and Congressmen on being more active in the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Alliance`s web-site features wide information on te Khojaly massacre.

“Azerbaijan is one of the most important United States allies in a region that also includes Afghanistan and Iraq. Azerbaijan is working with the U.S. and Israel to curb Iran’s nuclear weapons development and is an important friend in an increasingly tense part of the world. As the war on terror continues, Azerbaijan is our least well known, yet one our most reliable allies in the Muslim world. Its armed forces have been fighting side-by-side with the United States in Afghanistan. The United States and its NATO allies have also used Azerbaijan to transport troops, food and supplies to our armed forces in Afghanistan. Simply put, Azerbaijan is critically important to American security. And it will be even more important in the near future, as it just began a two year term on the UN Security Council,” the article posted on the CNN over the Khijaly genocide reads.

In the next 20 years Azerbaijan is going to be responsible for up 20% of the natural gas used by U.S. allies in Europe. The Caspian Sea has yielded oil and has made Azerbaijan into a new power player in worldwide oil. Major international companies are drilling for oil and doing business there.