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11947
Thu, 07/10/2008 - 09:43
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US CONGRESSMAN JOINS WORKING GROUP FOR AZERBAIJAN
Baku, 10 July,(AzerTAj)US Congressman Robert Wittman announced Monday at the House of Representatives that he joined working group for Azerbaijan, AzerTAc’s Washington based correspondent said.
The Congressman has accepted this after meeting with members of Azerbaijani Diaspora, residents of Virginia State Naimi and Naila Amiraliyevs and their newlyborn child Kamal.
During the meeting with Wittman, Amiraliyevs spoke of activity of Turkic speaking voters living in Virginia, as well as strategic partnership relations betweenAzerbaijan and US.
The Amiraliyevs also highlighted the congressman on the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stressing Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity was violatedby Armenia in defiance of international laws.
According to Naimi Amiraliyev, during the meeting Wittman familiarized himself withthe map reflecting the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
Amiraliyev said “Robert Wittman had very few information about Azerbaijan. But during our conversation he was impressed on Azerbaijan`s increased role in global energy security and the way of country`s development.� Robert Wittman is currently the Republican representative of Virginia's 1stcongressional district and also a member of working group for Turkey.
The Congressman has accepted this after meeting with members of Azerbaijani Diaspora, residents of Virginia State Naimi and Naila Amiraliyevs and their newlyborn child Kamal.
During the meeting with Wittman, Amiraliyevs spoke of activity of Turkic speaking voters living in Virginia, as well as strategic partnership relations betweenAzerbaijan and US.
The Amiraliyevs also highlighted the congressman on the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stressing Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity was violatedby Armenia in defiance of international laws.
According to Naimi Amiraliyev, during the meeting Wittman familiarized himself withthe map reflecting the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
Amiraliyev said “Robert Wittman had very few information about Azerbaijan. But during our conversation he was impressed on Azerbaijan`s increased role in global energy security and the way of country`s development.� Robert Wittman is currently the Republican representative of Virginia's 1stcongressional district and also a member of working group for Turkey.
