Azerbaijan, Baku / Тrend corr K. Ramazanova / The United States support the initiative to hold a Week of Azerbaijan in Yerevan, the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse said.
On 17 December, a Week of Azerbaijan was launched in Armenia with support of the UK Embassy in Armenia.
"The United States, as a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, supports the peace in the region and the dialogue between the two countries," Derse said.
The Azerbaijani delegation to take part in the event includes the representatives of the Azerbaijani National Committee at the Helsinki Civil Assembly and the Azerbaijani human rights activists. Within the framework of the Week of Azerbaijan in Armenia, the students will write essays with the subject of 'How I Imagine Azerbaijan' and 'How I see the Future of Armenia and Azerbaijan'. The film 'Open the Borders!' by Luisa Pogosian about Armenia and the occupied Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh will be demonstrated.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry regards the Week of Azerbaijan in Armenia as an opportunity to convey the true information about Azerbaijan, the Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Khazar Ibrahim said to journalists on 17 December.