Shusha's occupation protested in US

The Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA) together with Turkish diasporas organized a protest action outside the UN headquarters in New York. The crowd of about 100 protesters was holding posters, photos demonstrating the occupation of Susha-center of Karabakh by Armenian aggressors.

ASA president Tomris Azeri read the letter addressed to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The UN high official was called for taking urgent actions about the implementation of the UN Resolutions on immediate withdrawal of Armenian occupying forces from Azerbaijani territories.

Azerbaijan Council of America together with consulate general in Los Angeles, California organized an event on the invasion of Shusha. Azerbaijani consul general Elin Suleymanov making an opening speech stressed the destruction of Azerbaijani cultural center Shusha is inadmissible. He said Armenians continue to destroy cultural-historical monuments in other occupied territories of Azerbaijan aiming to wipe out Azerbaijani signs.

The consul general called for the international community, civilized world and authoritative bodies not to ignore this fateful issue.

The Azerbaijan Council of America executive director Javid Huseynov presented photos on the history of Shusha. The photos reflected the history of the ancient Azerbaijani town from the period of founder of the town Panaheli khan till present day of the town reflected in the newly-taken photos by Turkish Zaman newspaper. The participants were introduced the facts on Armenians destroying Azerbaijani monuments.

Azerbaijani Embassy in US, Azerbaijani Society of Houston and Northern Azerbaijan Cultural Center of California addressed to local communities on the anniversary of Shusha's occupation. They informed about the Nagorno Karabakh problem. APA