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Tuesday, 17 October 2006
AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT VOWS TO \'FIGHT\' ARMENIAN DIASPORA
By empty (10/17/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In a television interview with the Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev threatened on October 17 to \"fight\" the politically active Armenian diaspora and announced a new state campaign to counter its influence and power. Aliyev explained that Azerbaijan plans to open new embassies and consulates as part of a new diplomatic effort aimed at confronting worldwide ethnic Armenian groups. He also added that a consulate was established in the United States to confront the large ethnic Armenian population in California and \"to fight the Armenian lobby.
In a television interview with the Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev threatened on October 17 to \"fight\" the politically active Armenian diaspora and announced a new state campaign to counter its influence and power. Aliyev explained that Azerbaijan plans to open new embassies and consulates as part of a new diplomatic effort aimed at confronting worldwide ethnic Armenian groups. He also added that a consulate was established in the United States to confront the large ethnic Armenian population in California and \"to fight the Armenian lobby.\"(AzerTag)