One more congressman involved in the US Congress Working Group on Azerbaijan

One more congressman involved in the US Congress Working Group on Azerbaijan on the initiative of the US Navy Azerbaijani officer

[ 08 Jul 2008 11:16  ]

Washington. Husniyya Hasanova–APA. One more congressman has been involved in the US Congress Working Group on Azerbaijan on the initiative of US Navy Azerbaijani officer Naimi Amiraliyev.

As a result of negotiations, the officer held with Congressman Rob Wittman from Virginia, the congressman decided to join the Working Group on Azerbaijan, Amiraliyev told APA US bureau. During one-hour meeting Naimi Amiraliyev informed the congressman about the Armenian aggressive policy against Azerbaijan, which resulted with the occupation of 20 per cent of Azerbaijani lands and turned more than one million Azerbaijanis into refugees. He also spoke about the strategic ally relations between Azerbaijan and USA, Europe and Israel. The US Navy officer presented to Congressman Rob Wittman books and disks about the Azerbaijani realities. Former US Navy officer Rob Wittman is a member of the US Congress armed services committee. The Working Group on Azerbaijan has 42 members at present. Recently three congressmen joined the working groups on Azerbaijan and Turkey on the Naimi Amiraliyev’s initiative.