AZERIS PICKET THEIR EMBASSY IN MOSCOWSeptember 23, 2003 - 22:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azeris, "being forced to live in Russia," hold a picket in front of the building of the Azeri embassy in Moscow. Movement against Tyranny in Azerbaijan is the organizer of the meeting. As a press release spread by the movement says, the action is being held "due to an unbearable human rights record in Azerbaijan." This is not the first protest action Azeris hold in Moscow, "Regnum" Russian agency reported. The first picket was on September 20 in front of the building of the European Community mission, the second was on September 22 in front of the mission of the office of UN high commissioner for refugees in Moscow. The action initiators say that their purpose is "to call attention of the European Community to human rights problems in Azerbaijan and express their disagreement with the passive stand taken by the European Community countries over the issue."![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |