“We strongly condemn the US Embassy’s slanderous post, which interferes in Azerbaijan’s internal affairs. We would like to draw the attention of the US Embassy, which attempts to explain the defamatory campaign against Azerbaijan by falsely claiming issues with freedom of expression in our country, to the fact that the real reason behind such pressures is Azerbaijan’s restoration of its territorial integrity and sovereignty,” the Western Azerbaijan Community said in a statement.
“The current US administration, by pursuing a policy of ethnic and religious discrimination against Azerbaijanis, adopting a selective approach to territorial integrity and sovereignty, and supporting Armenia’s policies of deportation, ethnic cleansing, aggression, and occupation, has lost the moral right to speak about human rights. As the Western Azerbaijan Community, we constantly feel this unjust and discriminatory attitude.
Moreover, the aggressive rhetoric with which the US Embassy responds not only to the slightest criticism but even to simple questions shows their hypocrisy regarding the “freedom of speech” and “diversity of opinion” they so often and grandiosely claim to uphold.
We demand that the current US administration cease interfering in our country’s internal affairs, end its discriminatory practices against our people, and stop exploiting human rights for political purposes,” the Community added.