Sheikh-ul-Islam: Azerbaijani, Turkish believers will hold protest actions due to Congress's decision on "Armenian genocide"

Azerbaijan, Baku, March 11 / Trend R. Hafizoglu /

Azerbaijani and Turkish believers will hold joint protest actions due to a decision on the so-called "Armenian genocide" made by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.

"The Muslim Board for the Caucasus and the Turkish Religious Affairs Office will carry out joint actions due to the decision on the so-called "Armenian genocide", " Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade told media today.

At a fourth of March meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. House of Representatives was adopted by 23 votes in favor and 22 against the resolution on recognition of the so-called "Armenian genocide".

The resolution on recognition the so-called Armenian genocide was adopted by 23 votes 'in favor' and 22 'against' the resolution on recognition at the meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives on March 4.

On the day of recognition of the resolution on the so-called "Armenian genocide" Allahshukur Pashazade had a telephone conversation with the chairman of the Turkish Religious Affairs Office Ali Bardakoglu. They discussed a range of actions as a protest due to this decision.