Azeris of France stage protest in front of Euronews officeDecember 11, 2009 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijanis staged a protest in the city of Lyon, France, on December 11 in connection with a Euronews TV report on Nagorno Karabakh. The action involved more than 50 young Azerbaijanis residing in France. 40 slogans in English and French were drawn for the action, 1news.az reported. Azerbaijanis' "indignation" was caused by the Euronews TV report on Nagorno Karabakh titled "Nagorno-Karabakh - the wind of change". The author of the reportage called Karabakh the original Armenian land. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry protested the Euronews television channel management, threatening of possible problems with the channel's broadcasting in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |