Western Azerbaijan Community

The US Embassy in Baku did not respond to the question of the Azerbaijani media about possible US steps to protect the cultural heritage of the Azerbaijani people in Armenia, but limited itself to a reminder that this country proposes some projects in the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from occupation. As if this was lost, the US Embassy tried to mislead the public with its statement. We believe that with the tone of its response, including assessing the media's question as "false", the Embassy demonstrated how much it actually "respects" the principles of "freedom of speech" and "diversity of opinions" that the US always emphasizes.

As the Western Azerbaijan Community, we note with regret that the US ignores the issue of Azerbaijanis forcibly expelled from Armenia, including the destruction of their cultural heritage by Armenia. The letter we sent to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken last April asking him to support our right to return has not yet been responded to. However, over the past period, the US government has repeatedly put a number of fictitious issues under the name of "human rights" on the agenda. It is well known that the current US administration recalls the topics of "human rights" and "cultural heritage" only when it is necessary to make false accusations against Azerbaijan.

We strongly condemn the racial discrimination shown by the current US administration against Azerbaijanis and call on them to stop their biased policies at least until the end of their term, including responding to the letter sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In addition, we hope to ensure the participation of the West Azerbaijan Community in the next hearings of such institutions as the US Senate, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of Congress, the Commission on Religious Freedom, which organize various one-sided hearings on regional issues.