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Consulate General: Armenians’ attempt to obstruct event on Azerbaijan in Los Angeles failed

Politics Materials 26 July 2013 13:37 (UTC +04:00)
On July 25, the prestigious International Visitors Council of Los Angeles (IVCLA) hosted an event dedicated to Azerbaijan. The event took place at the Levantine Cultural Center.
Consulate General: Armenians’ attempt to obstruct event on Azerbaijan in Los Angeles failed

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 26/ Trend, S.Ahmadova/

On July 25, the prestigious International Visitors Council of Los Angeles (IVCLA) hosted an event dedicated to Azerbaijan. The event took place at the Levantine Cultural Center, Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles reported.

The event took place in Levantine Cultural Center.

It should be mentioned that, the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles, specialized in the field civil diplomacy, hosts the professionals from different countries, visiting Los Angeles for short-term training courses through the U.S Department of State.

Speaking at the event Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles Nasimi Aghayev informed the audience about Azerbaijan's history, culture, traditions of strong ethnic and religious tolerance, the country's steady development as an independent nation, its oil strategy, as well as its relations with the U.S., Europe, Israel and neighboring states. Highlighting the challenges faced by Azerbaijan, the Consul General spoke about the illegal military occupation of 20% of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory by Armenia. "This illegal occupation is not only a flagrant breach of international law. It is also a huge violation of basic human rights," the diplomat said. "The policies of Armenia's leadership do not only impede the restoration of sustainable peace and stability in the region. These policies also put the future of the Armenian people under question and drive the country to an even bigger catastrophy." Stressing the fact that since independence Armenia has lost around 1 million of its population, and referring to a recent international poll which has revealed that almost half of Armenia's population want to permanently leave the country, the Consul General said that all these are direct results of destructive policies pursued by Armenia's government, which are primarily damaging Armenians themselves.

It should be mentioned that a number of representatives of radical Armenian organizations, who were also present at the event, tried to obstruct the event by making much noise, but faced a harsh reaction of the event participants and were booed out of the event venue.

The event was conculded with the performance of Azerbaijani songs by the Azerbaijani singer Shahla Saroukhani, who received multiple ovations.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

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