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OIC Youth Forum congratulates Azerbaijani, Turkish judo fighters on victory in Yerevan

15 September 2009 [13:28] - TODAY.AZ
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation has congratulated Azerbaijani judo fighters who claimed 5 medals in a recent European junior championships in Yerevan.
The letter posted to the ICFY DC Web site entitled ‘Azerbaijani and Turkish flags raised in hostile Yerevan’ says:

“For us, representatives of the Muslim youth it was very important event: Azerbaijani’s flag was raised 5 times and their national anthem was played in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, with which Azerbaijan has been in state of undeclared war over 15 years. In addition as the representatives of youth of the Islamic countries we want to congratulate Turkey, the only Islamic country besides Azerbaijan which took part in the championship and won 3 medals.”

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