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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In honor of the 21(st) anniversary of the Khojaly massacre of Azerbaijani civilians, posters have begun to appear in Washington, D.C. metro stations and on buses. The village of Khojaly is located in the Nagorno Karabakh region of western Azerbaijan. On February 26(th), 1992, Armenian together with Russian military forces raided the village and slaughtered over 613 civilians, including 106 women and 83 children. (Logo:...
Azerbaijan America Alliance Launches Multimedia Campaign Today WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A national public awareness campaign is being launched today by the Azerbaijan America Alliance to educate Americans about the massacre of 613 innocent Azeri civilians by Armenian and Russian soldiers 21 years ago in the village of Khojaly, located in the western Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On February 26, 1992, in the course of 24 hours, 444 mostly elderly...
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia Chairman Dan Burton describes growing relationship in keynote remarks WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Azerbaijan America Alliance, a non-partisan, non-profit organization providing information broadly about the culture, society, industry and history of the Azeri people, hosted a gala dinner last night in Washington, D.C. for nearly 700 invited guests from the Obama Administration, Capitol Hill, the...
Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia Rep. Dan Burton to provide keynote remarks WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Azerbaijan America Alliance, a non-partisan, non-profit organization providing information broadly about the culture, society, industry and history of the Azeri people, today announced that Rep. Dan Burton (R- IN) will provide keynote remarks at this week's gala dinner in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, November 14,...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Azerbaijan America Alliance, a non-partisan, non-profit organization providing information broadly about the culture, society, industry and history of the Azeri people, today announced that it will host a gala dinner with musical performances in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. WHAT: "A Night in Washington with Friends from...
Advertising, events and legislative initiatives highlight public awareness campaign WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Before Thursday, February 23rd, few Americans had ever heard of Khojaly, the village in the Nagorno Karabakh region where 613 Azerbaijani women, children and men where slaughtered on February 26th, 1992. Now, thanks to a massive public education campaign launched yesterday by the Azerbaijan America Alliance, tens of millions of Americans are...
Senator John McCain and Ambassador Elin Suleymanov call for strengthening the friendship between U.S and Azerbaijan WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of Congress, State Department officials, American business leaders, and leaders of Azeri-American organizations came together last night for the inaugural event of the Azerbaijan America Alliance, a new non-profit organization dedicated to forging closer ties between the peoples...
