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USAN publishes a congratulation statement and appeal to President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joseph Biden, State Secretary-designate Hillary Clinton and the Members of Congress in the Washington Post's Inauguration Report Morning Edition and in the special Commemorative Edition
The Washington Post has published the U.S. Azeris Network (USAN)'s special statement, congratulations and appeal to President Obama, his Administration and Members of Congress, in the Post's January 20 special "Commemorative" morning edition (page AA33) and then again in an additional 500,000 copies of the newspaper in the special "Inauguration Edition" that is printed in the afternoon of January 20, 2009 (page A37). The full statement along with a scan follows:
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On behalf of the Azerbaijani-American community, the
U.S. Azeris Network (USAN), a non-profit, non-partisan,
non-sectarian grassroots advocacy organization, would like
to extend its profound congratulations to President Barack
Obama, as well as Vice President Joseph Biden and the new
Administration, particularly Secretary of State-designate
Hillary Clinton, National Security Adviser Gen. James
Jones, and other friends of the Azeri-Americans. USAN
would also like to sincerely congratulate the incoming and
returning Members of Congress, especially the members of
the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus (CAC).
Azerbaijani-Americans and USAN would like to pledge
their support and readiness to be consulted on any issue
relevant to the community and to the Caspian region by
President Obama and his Administration, as well as by the
Members of Congress. Azerbaijani-Americans, as well as
the entire Turkic-American community, look forward to
working with the new Administration and Congress, as
well as state and local officials, on all issues important for
the community and the country, its prestige, standing and
image in the world, and to promote our cause.
As described in the statement by the Azerbaijani-American
community leaders adopted on October 2, 2008 at the USAN
conference in Washington, D.C., Azerbaijani-Americans
recognize the need to create better understanding of the
aspirations of our community by the U.S. executive and
legislative branches.
Our key aspiration is the liberation of all occupied
Azerbaijani lands through the peaceful resolution of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity. We believe that one of our most
important objectives as a community of people tracing
their heritage to Azerbaijan is to educate our government
and lawmakers to assist in enhancement of the bilateral ties
between Azerbaijan and the United States. Azerbaijani-
Americans support the long term strategic allied relations
between the United States and Azerbaijan, and we fully
encourage the development of bilateral cooperation
between our nation and all Turkic nations.
The U.S. Azeris Network (USAN) <http://www.usazeris.org/> is a registered non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian genuine grassroots advocacy and voter education network that is facilitating political activism and efforts by the Azerbaijani-Americans and other Turkic-Americans and their associations, organizations, councils, conferences, and other formal, semi-formal and informal groups, on federal, state and local levels. USAN is the first nationwide grassroots organization uniting Azerbaijani-Americans, being created by the grassroots, for the grassroots.
