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Azeris join in opposing to Armenian Genocide resolution adoption
24.02.2007 15:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azeri-Americans joint Turkey’s efforts in opposing
the adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution by the
U.S. Congress. Asked, `how the Azeri Diaspora of the U.S.A. can assist
in opposing the adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution by the
U.S. Congress’, President of Azerbaijan Society of America Tomris
Azeri said that the Armenian Diaspora in the United States is well
organized. `They have a firm agenda and everyone in their Diaspora
community believes and follows this agenda. The Armenian Diaspora
communities and businesses see it as their duty and obligation to
finance and support their organizations. And, therefore, everyone
takes pride in the accomplishments that are achieved by hard
work. These organizations do not depend on the Armenian government for
support. Rather, their strength lies in the fact that each Diaspora
member supports the organizations individually. Over many years, they
focused on achieving goals that they believed in, and these goals
became a reality. Azerbaijani-Americans need to constantly work to
inform and educate our legislators about matters that are important to
us. ASA worked vigorously within the Azeri-American community to block
the genocide resolution in the U.S. by organizing writing campaigns
and by calling our district representatives. As a result, I believe
that some of the original representatives who signed this resolution
withdrew their name from it, ‘ Tomris Azeri stated.
She expressed hope that the resolution `will not be approved’. Turkey
is a strategically important ally of the United States and this fact
has not escaped many members of the U.S. Congress, not to mention the
Administration. The U.S. Administration and the Congress have many
important issues before them for consideration. On these issues they
may agree or disagree, but at the end of the day they all work for the
best national interests of the USA, ‘ Tomris Azeri said, APA reports.