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  • Minister Of Diaspora Hosted Louisiana ACA Chairman Vasken Kaltakdjia

    MINISTER OF DIASPORA HOSTED LOUISIANA ACA CHAIRMAN VASKEN KALTAKDJIAN

    15:44, 4 June, 2013

    YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. The Minister of Diaspora of the Republic
    of Armenia Hranush Hakobyan received the Chairman of the Armenian
    Council of America, member of the Central Department of the Social
    Democrat Hunchakian Party Vasken Kaltakdjian, due to whose efforts
    the resolution on recognition of Artsakh independence entered the
    Louisiana State Senate. The Media and Public Relations Department
    of the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia informed
    "Armenpress" that the Minister of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia
    Hranush Hakobyan welcomed the guest and expressed her gratitude to
    Vasken Kaltakdjian and those 100 Armenian families of Louisiana,
    which being a small community, notwithstanding managed to be actively
    involved in the socio-political live of the state.

    The Louisiana Senate passed a resolution recognizing the independence
    of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and calling on the U.S. President
    and Congress "to support the self-determination and democratic
    independence" of the NKR. The resolution was enrolled by Senator
    Edwinn Murray. The full text of the resolution is provided below:

    "WHEREAS, Nagorno Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, has historically
    been Armenian territory, populated by an overwhelming majority of
    Armenians, which was illegally severed from Armenia by the Soviet
    Union in 1921 and placed under the newly created Soviet Azerbaijani
    administration; and

    WHEREAS, February 20, 1988, marked the beginning of the national
    liberation movement in Nagorno Karabakh, which inspired people
    throughout the Soviet Union to stand up against tyranny and for
    their rights and freedoms, helping to bring democracy to millions
    and contributing to world peace; and

    WHEREAS, the United States Congress has repeatedly expressed support
    for the legitimate freedom aspirations of the people of Nagorno
    Karabakh; and WHEREAS, on September 2, 1991, the legislature of
    Nagorno Karabakh declared formation of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic,
    in accordance with then acting legislation; and

    WHEREAS, on December 10, 1991, the people of the Nagorno Karabakh
    Republic voted in favor of the independence, and on January 6, 1992,
    the democratically elected legislature of the Republic formally
    declared independence; and

    WHEREAS, since proclaiming independence, the NagornoKarabakhRepublic
    has registered significant progress in democracy building, which has
    been most recently demonstrated during the July 19, 2012, presidential
    elections that were assessed by international observers as free
    and transparent.

    THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of
    Louisiana hereby encourages and supports the Nagorno Karabakh
    Republic's continuing efforts to develop as a free and independent
    nation in order to guarantee its citizens those rights inherent in
    a free and independent society.

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the president and Congress of the United
    States of America are hereby urged to support the selfdetermination
    and democratic independence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and its
    constructive involvement with the international

    community's efforts to reach a just and lasting solution to security
    issues in that strategically important region.

    http://armenpress.am/eng/print/721310/minister-of-diaspora-hosted-louisiana-aca-chairman-vasken-kaltakdjian.html

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