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  • The Occasion Of The 17th Anniversary Of The Nagorno Karabakh Freedom

    [Congressional Record: February 18, 2005 (Extensions)]
    [Page E288]
    >>From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
    [DOCID:cr18fe05-41]


    THE OCCASION OF THE 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAGORNO KARABAKH FREEDOM
    MOVEMENT

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    HON. MICHAEL R. McNULTY

    of new york

    in the house of representatives

    Thursday, February 17, 2005

    Mr. McNULTY. Mr. Speaker, I join today with many of my colleagues in
    extending my congratulations to the people of Nagorno Karabakh on the
    anniversary of the Nagorno Karabakh Freedom Movement.
    On February 20, 1988, the people of Nagorno Karabakh officially
    petitioned the Soviet government to reunite with Armenia and reverse
    the injustice perpetrated by the Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin.
    This peaceful and legal request was met with violent reaction by the
    Soviet and Azerbaijani leadership, and escalated into full military
    aggression against Nagorno Karabakh. The people of Nagorno Karabakh
    bravely defended their right to live in freedom on their ancestral
    land.
    Today, Nagorno Karabakh continues to strengthen its statehood with a
    democratically elected government, a capable armed forces and
    independent foreign policy.
    I stand with the people of Nagorno Karabakh in celebrating their
    continuing freedom and democracy.

    ____________________
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