October 13, 2007 - 15:08 AMT
Baku "strongly advises" U.S. House of Representatives not to pass H.Res.106
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued a statement over the U.S. House's influential panel decision to approve the Armenian Genocide resolution.
"The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan condemns this decision as erroneous and warns that the resolution will have a negative impact on regional and global processes.
Azerbaijan stands solidary with Turkey's call to study the archives of the World War I-era before taking action.
The Azerbaijani MFA urged the House of Representatives "to refrain from passing H.Res.106 and demonstrate impartiality of the U.S. Congress and its independence from pressure of ethnic lobbies," the statement reads, Day.az reports.