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BRIEFING ON KARABAKH'S RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION HELD IN US
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Oct 18 2011
Armenia
On the occasion of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's twentieth
anniversary of independence, the Armenian Assembly's Northern
California Regional Council (NCRC) held a briefing featuring Robert
Avetisyan, NKR Representative to the United States, reported the
Armenian Assembly of America (AAA).
The Bay Area audience also heard remarks from Andrew Lyons, Vice
President of HALO Trust USA, and AAA Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.
Mr. Avetisyan provided a historical overview of Karabakh as well as
current-day issues and challenges explaining how "during almost the
seven decades of Nagorno-Karabakh's existence within Soviet Azerbaijan
- a part of the Soviet Union - the authorities in Baku regularly
violated the rights of Karabakh Armenians, hampered the region's
economic development, and implemented a policy of deportation of
Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, thus transforming the demographic
composition of the region in favor of its Azerbaijani minority."
"Today, Artsakh is an independent state capable of defending its
citizenry and the process of depopulating our homeland by the Azeri
authorities has ended. Nor do we intend that they should have the
opportunity to resume such policies and violations of basic human
rights," Avetisyan added.
Introduced by Armenian Assembly ARAMAC Northern California State
Chair and NCRC Member, Valina Agbabian, Ardouny focused his remarks
on the current environment in Washington, DC and urged those present
to stay actively involved to ensure that Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia
receive the attention they merit as well as ongoing U.S. assistance
to develop their economies.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Oct 18 2011
Armenia
On the occasion of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's twentieth
anniversary of independence, the Armenian Assembly's Northern
California Regional Council (NCRC) held a briefing featuring Robert
Avetisyan, NKR Representative to the United States, reported the
Armenian Assembly of America (AAA).
The Bay Area audience also heard remarks from Andrew Lyons, Vice
President of HALO Trust USA, and AAA Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.
Mr. Avetisyan provided a historical overview of Karabakh as well as
current-day issues and challenges explaining how "during almost the
seven decades of Nagorno-Karabakh's existence within Soviet Azerbaijan
- a part of the Soviet Union - the authorities in Baku regularly
violated the rights of Karabakh Armenians, hampered the region's
economic development, and implemented a policy of deportation of
Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, thus transforming the demographic
composition of the region in favor of its Azerbaijani minority."
"Today, Artsakh is an independent state capable of defending its
citizenry and the process of depopulating our homeland by the Azeri
authorities has ended. Nor do we intend that they should have the
opportunity to resume such policies and violations of basic human
rights," Avetisyan added.
Introduced by Armenian Assembly ARAMAC Northern California State
Chair and NCRC Member, Valina Agbabian, Ardouny focused his remarks
on the current environment in Washington, DC and urged those present
to stay actively involved to ensure that Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia
receive the attention they merit as well as ongoing U.S. assistance
to develop their economies.
From: A. Papazian