The Honorable Secretary General of United Nations Kofi Annan

Several Azerbaijani Turks lost their lives in an attack by a terrorist organization, known as the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), in the west Azerbaijani Province of the so called country of Iran.
On February 16, 2006, PJAK, a related Iranian faction of the PKK, had organized a protest to mark the 7th anniversary of the capture of PKK's founder, Abdullah Ocalan in the South Azerbaijani city of Maku. In this demonstration, Kurds who were brought from Kurdish regions to Maku, spouted anti-Turkish slogans and attacked the civilians. In this terrorist attacks, many Azerbaijani Turks were targeted and have lost their lives.
According to information received from city of Maku, the majority of the kurds who participated in these attacks were not locals. They were kurds from Soleymaniyeh, Snanadaj and other Kurdish cites, who were brought to spread terror in the Azerbaijani region.
The South Azerbaijan Independence Party is condemning these acts of terrorism committed by the PKK which is designed to create instability in the South Azerbaijan. We would like to call the attention of the international community to the anti-Turk Kurdish terrorism in this Azerbaijani region.
These incidences originate from the claim by Kurdish leaders to some parts of South Azerbaijan. The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan's claim to West Azerbaijani cities is reflected on the maps reports published by the organization. Furthermore, the PKK conducts terrorism in Azerbaijani cities trying to show their presence in this region. We ask for immediate attention to the unrest created by the alien terrorist groups of PKK and DPIK (Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan).
This is not the first time that Kurdish terrorist groups have committed atrocities in Azerbaijani regions. Atrocities committed by the Kurdish militia were started by Ismail Simitko, who massacred thousands of Azerbaijani Turks in present south Azerbaijan in 1918 to 1920. Also In the  April 1980s,(30/ farvardin/1358)  terrorist organizations of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan  have killed and terrorized hundreds of innocent people in Sulduz (Naghadeh). Still Kurdish parties do not respect the territorial rights of the Azerbaijani people and continue to claim parts of this region. 

Thank you for your attention
Saleh Ildirim
Spokesperson for South Azerbaijan independence party
Feb 18- 2006