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Azerbaijani Republic Day to be marked in Israel

27 April 2007 09:30 (UTC +04:00)

Israeli-Azerbaijan International Association (IAIA) is planning to hold solemn event on May 28 - Republic day of Azerbaijan, the vice-president of organization Alex Shapiro told the APA Israeli bureau.
He stated that holiday event will be held in Israeli Knesset dedicated to the 89th anniversary the first democratic Islamic republic in the East on May 24. Israeli-Azerbaijan International Association promised to do all organizational works as there is not Azerbaijani Embassy in Israel. Israeli President, Prime Minister, parliamentarians and foreign diplomats are expected to attend the event.
Shapiro commenting on Armeniansâ€™ marking the anniversary of so-called genocide in Israel, said he expresses his solidarity with the official position of the country regarding this issue. He said that Jews were subject to genocide by fascists in the 20th century and Holocaust can not be compared with any genocide in the history of mankind.
â€œIt is unacceptable to identify Armenians and Jews in genocide issue,â€ he stressed /APA/