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Azerbaijani MPs to protest against U.S Congress's decision to finance Nagorno-Karabakh separatists

18 January 2010 [14:28] - TODAY.AZ
The Azerbaijani MPs will visit the U.S to protests the U.S Congress's decision to allocate funds to the Armenian community of the Nagorno-Karabakh.
"During our U.S visit, which starts Jan.21, we intend to conduct serious discussions over the U.S Congress's decision to finance Nagorno-Karabakh separatists," Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee member Zahid Oruj said.

According to him, the meeting will be held in Washington and Colorado.

"During the visit, the Azerbaijani delegation composing Ganira Pashayeva, Gular Ahmadova and Igbal Agazade will meet with senators and discuss the US-Azerbaijani relations and the situation in South Caucasus," he added.

He said meetings with representatives of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora organizations operating in the United States were not ruled out.

"The U.S. is one of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. During the meetings, we will stress the need to increase U.S. efforts in the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement under the framework of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," he said.

/Trend News/
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