Congressman Rohrabacher: The U.S. should support the unification of South and North Azerbaijan
US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging Washington to back freedom for Azeris from Iran, TURAN's Washington DC correspondent was informed by the Congress sources.
"Rohrabacher's letter was prompted by recent news stories concerning a budding military cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan", a source from the Congressman's office confirmed the news.
"It would be wise for the United States to encourage such cooperation, as the aggressive dictatorship in Tehran is our enemy as well as theirs," noted Congressman Rohrabacher, who is also a Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
"The people of Azerbaijan are geographically divided and many are calling for the reunification of their homeland after nearly two centuries of foreign rule."
Almost twice as many Azeris live in Iran as in the Azerbaijan Republic. Their homeland was divided by Russia and Persia in 1828, without their consent. "The Azerbaijan Republic won its independence in 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed," continues the letter. "Now it is time for the Azeris in Iran to win their freedom too."
"Aiding the legitimate aspirations of the Azeri people for independence is a worthy cause in and of itself," says Rohrabacher. "Yet, it also poses a greater danger to the Iranian tyrants than the threat of bombing its underground nuclear research bunkers." -25В-
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