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AZERBAIJAN'S CONSULATE GENERAL IN LOS ANGELES SENDS A LETTER OF PROTEST TO ALL MEMBERS OF HIGHLAND CITY COUNCIL
APA, Azerbaijan
Dec 6 2013
[ 06 December 2013 12:33 ]
Baku. Ramiz Mikayiloghlu - APA. According to the reports published by
the Armenian news media, on Nov. 26 the City Council of Highland in
California adopted two proclamations, (1) "recognizing the independence
of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic," and (2) "establishing a sister
city relationship with the city of Berdzor in the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic."
The Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles sent a letter
of protest to all five members of the Highland City Council, the
Consulate General told APA. In the letter, the following facts were
brought to the Councilmembers' attention:
"The Nagorno-Karabakh region is an internationally recognized integral
part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The sovereignty, territorial
integrity and borders of Azerbaijan have been recognized by all
members of the international community. In fact, the United States has
unequivocally stated on many occasions that it supports territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan and does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh
as an independent state. The illegal entity referred to as the
"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" ("NKR") was created as a result of unlawful
military occupation accompanied by massacres and ethnic cleansing
against Azerbaijanis. It is a client regime established by Armenia in
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. During the period from 1991-94,
Armenia's armed forces occupied one-fifth of Azerbaijan's territory,
including Nagorno-Karabakh, and forcibly expelled more than 800,000
Azerbaijani civilians from their homes and land. Four U.N. Security
Council resolutions adopted in 1993 reaffirm the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan, demand immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal
of the Armenian occupying forces from all occupied regions. This
illegal regime in Nagorno-Karabakh is entirely unrecognized by any
other country in the world including Armenia itself."
"As for the "a sister city relationship with the city of Berdzor,"
there is no such city with this name in Azerbaijan. It is a fabricated
name for the City of Lachin, which was occupied in May 1992 by
Armenia. The occupation of Lachin was followed by expulsion of over
65,000 Azerbaijanis. Thousands of civilian Azerbaijanis were killed
during the occupation. The Armenian army plundered and destroyed
hundreds of settlements, historical monuments and cultural facilities
of Lachin."
Considering all the aforementioned facts, the Consulate General of
Azerbaijan in Los Angeles urged the Councilmembers "to rescind the
said biased proclamations, which not only violate the U.S.
Constitution (since the federal government does not recognize the
"NKR"), but also strongly contradict the spirit of strong and
successful partnership between Azerbaijan and the United States".
It is noteworthy that this the second attempt by the Armenian lobby,
which was named "a particularly noxious lobby" by a Washington Post
editorial, to get local institutions in California to issue similar
ludicrous proclamations. The first attempt was undertaken in April
this year, when the Board of Supervisors of the Fresno County was
manipulated into adopting a similar document. However, after a harsh
protest by the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, the
Chairman of the Board Henry Perea expressed his outrage over the
manipulation saying in an interview published by Fresno Bee that
"local governments put themselves in tricky situations when they
address politics far from their borders, and exercising foreign policy
is not always appropriate for cities and counties." "What are we going
to be doing next, declaring war on other nations?" he asked. "We may
need to rethink our position on this matter," Perea said.
Hence, the Consulate General urges all local governments in California
to exercise caution against any possible attempt by the Armenian
lobby to misuse their esteemed institutions for ethno-centric purposes
directed against U.S. foreign policy and national interests.
APA, Azerbaijan
Dec 6 2013
[ 06 December 2013 12:33 ]
Baku. Ramiz Mikayiloghlu - APA. According to the reports published by
the Armenian news media, on Nov. 26 the City Council of Highland in
California adopted two proclamations, (1) "recognizing the independence
of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic," and (2) "establishing a sister
city relationship with the city of Berdzor in the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic."
The Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles sent a letter
of protest to all five members of the Highland City Council, the
Consulate General told APA. In the letter, the following facts were
brought to the Councilmembers' attention:
"The Nagorno-Karabakh region is an internationally recognized integral
part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The sovereignty, territorial
integrity and borders of Azerbaijan have been recognized by all
members of the international community. In fact, the United States has
unequivocally stated on many occasions that it supports territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan and does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh
as an independent state. The illegal entity referred to as the
"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" ("NKR") was created as a result of unlawful
military occupation accompanied by massacres and ethnic cleansing
against Azerbaijanis. It is a client regime established by Armenia in
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. During the period from 1991-94,
Armenia's armed forces occupied one-fifth of Azerbaijan's territory,
including Nagorno-Karabakh, and forcibly expelled more than 800,000
Azerbaijani civilians from their homes and land. Four U.N. Security
Council resolutions adopted in 1993 reaffirm the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan, demand immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal
of the Armenian occupying forces from all occupied regions. This
illegal regime in Nagorno-Karabakh is entirely unrecognized by any
other country in the world including Armenia itself."
"As for the "a sister city relationship with the city of Berdzor,"
there is no such city with this name in Azerbaijan. It is a fabricated
name for the City of Lachin, which was occupied in May 1992 by
Armenia. The occupation of Lachin was followed by expulsion of over
65,000 Azerbaijanis. Thousands of civilian Azerbaijanis were killed
during the occupation. The Armenian army plundered and destroyed
hundreds of settlements, historical monuments and cultural facilities
of Lachin."
Considering all the aforementioned facts, the Consulate General of
Azerbaijan in Los Angeles urged the Councilmembers "to rescind the
said biased proclamations, which not only violate the U.S.
Constitution (since the federal government does not recognize the
"NKR"), but also strongly contradict the spirit of strong and
successful partnership between Azerbaijan and the United States".
It is noteworthy that this the second attempt by the Armenian lobby,
which was named "a particularly noxious lobby" by a Washington Post
editorial, to get local institutions in California to issue similar
ludicrous proclamations. The first attempt was undertaken in April
this year, when the Board of Supervisors of the Fresno County was
manipulated into adopting a similar document. However, after a harsh
protest by the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, the
Chairman of the Board Henry Perea expressed his outrage over the
manipulation saying in an interview published by Fresno Bee that
"local governments put themselves in tricky situations when they
address politics far from their borders, and exercising foreign policy
is not always appropriate for cities and counties." "What are we going
to be doing next, declaring war on other nations?" he asked. "We may
need to rethink our position on this matter," Perea said.
Hence, the Consulate General urges all local governments in California
to exercise caution against any possible attempt by the Armenian
lobby to misuse their esteemed institutions for ethno-centric purposes
directed against U.S. foreign policy and national interests.