CONFRONTATION OCCURS BETWEEN ARMENIANS AND AZERBAIJANIS IN CALIFORNIA

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
May 29 2007

Local Armenian residents tried to impede to the opening of new
administrative building of Azerbaijan Consul of America in California
on May 28 – Republic day of Azerbaijan, APA US bureau reports.

The chief of "Sema-Associates" company Seam Yagubyan led the illegal
protest action. First of all, Armenians sounded slogans against
Azerbaijan in front of the new office of Azerbaijan Consul of
America. Azerbaijani Consul General to Los-Angeles Elin Suleymanov
and the head of the society Javid Huseynov expressed the country’s
position. Following this, several Armenians entered the building of
the society and tried to disturb the opening ceremony. Police officials
could remove the Armenians from the building. Consul General told the
APA he related the protest of Armenians with Azerbaijan’s increasing
authority.

The diplomat also said that Armenians instead of holding protest
action in front of the building of society belonging to Azerbaijanis,
should better express their position on serious problems in Armenia.

Azerbaijan Consul of America will be operating in the south of
California. Azerbaijani school and national library has also been
established under the society. Orange County’s senior officials,
representatives of Turkish and Jewish Diasporas of the region were
among the 60 guests who attended the meeting of Consul held on May
28.