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APA, Azerbaijan
Aug 28 2014
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry: "The resolution adopted by the
California State Senate is nothing more than a piece of paper"
[ 28 August 2014 13:59 ]
"The senators who receive massive financial contributions for their
election campaigns and therefore hugely depend on the Armenian lobby,
voted for the resolution. This is a pure political corruption"
Baku. Anakhanum Hidayatova - APA. "The document adopted by the U.S.
State of California doesn't have any legal significance and it is
nothing more than a piece of paper. Nagorno-Karabakh isn't recognized
as a republic in the document, the State has no right to pass such a
decision," Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Elman Abdullayev said at today's briefing, APA reports.
He said that California's Senators are victims of the Armenian
propaganda: "They are under the financial influence of the Armenian
community. 17 out of 40 senators, including President of the Senate
refused to vote for the resolution. It is a declarative document and
has no effect. However, the Armenian side is conducting false
propaganda in this regard, especially the radical Armenian lobby is
trying to deceive simple Armenians as usual. The Azerbaijani side will
expose these lies."
The California State Senate appealed to the U.S. Congress and
President to recognize the independence of the so-called "Nagorno
Karabakh Republic" yesterday. The Armenian media reported it as if the
California State Senate recognized the independence of the so-called
"Nagorno Karabakh Republic".
However, the racist anti-Azerbaijani resolution AJR 32 on
Nagorno-Karabakh has been on the agenda of the California State Senate
for some time. It says: "From the very beginning, a number of serious
measures were undertaken by the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los
Angeles to counter the resolution. These measures included, inter
alia, sending letters of protest to all senators, holding numerous
meetings with them, thus explaining the biasedness and flawedness of
the AJR 32, its contradiction to America's stated foreign policy and
national interests, as well as the fact that this racist resolution
justified ethnic cleansing and illegal occupation of Azerbaijani lands
by Armenia. Moreover, the Azerbaijani community of California also got
mobilized and through various means harshly protested against the
resolution.
As a result, despite inordinate amount of effort by the Armenian lobby
in California, where around 1 million Armenians reside, despite all
the efforts by the two Armenian members of the California Legislature,
as well as in spite of all the pressure by this ethnic lobby on
senators using threats, blackmail and other means, 17 out of 40
senators refused to vote for the resolution. At the same time, the
senators who receive massive financial contributions for their
election campaigns and therefore hugely depend on the Armenian lobby,
voted for AJR 32, disregarding all the solid facts presented to them.
This is a pure political corruption. It has no other name. It is also
a strong indicator of a serious flaw in America's political system
that needs an urgent fixing.
It should also be stressed that this resolution is not the first
resolution adopted by the California Legislature regarding
Nagorno-Karabakh. However, it has no any legal or political
significance. The entire international community, including the United
States and United Nations, recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of
Azerbaijan. Therefore such meaningless pieces of paper are unable to
change this position".
http://en.apa.az/xeber_azerbaijani_foreign_ministry_____the_resol_2 15592.html
From: A. Papazian
Aug 28 2014
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry: "The resolution adopted by the
California State Senate is nothing more than a piece of paper"
[ 28 August 2014 13:59 ]
"The senators who receive massive financial contributions for their
election campaigns and therefore hugely depend on the Armenian lobby,
voted for the resolution. This is a pure political corruption"
Baku. Anakhanum Hidayatova - APA. "The document adopted by the U.S.
State of California doesn't have any legal significance and it is
nothing more than a piece of paper. Nagorno-Karabakh isn't recognized
as a republic in the document, the State has no right to pass such a
decision," Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Elman Abdullayev said at today's briefing, APA reports.
He said that California's Senators are victims of the Armenian
propaganda: "They are under the financial influence of the Armenian
community. 17 out of 40 senators, including President of the Senate
refused to vote for the resolution. It is a declarative document and
has no effect. However, the Armenian side is conducting false
propaganda in this regard, especially the radical Armenian lobby is
trying to deceive simple Armenians as usual. The Azerbaijani side will
expose these lies."
The California State Senate appealed to the U.S. Congress and
President to recognize the independence of the so-called "Nagorno
Karabakh Republic" yesterday. The Armenian media reported it as if the
California State Senate recognized the independence of the so-called
"Nagorno Karabakh Republic".
However, the racist anti-Azerbaijani resolution AJR 32 on
Nagorno-Karabakh has been on the agenda of the California State Senate
for some time. It says: "From the very beginning, a number of serious
measures were undertaken by the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los
Angeles to counter the resolution. These measures included, inter
alia, sending letters of protest to all senators, holding numerous
meetings with them, thus explaining the biasedness and flawedness of
the AJR 32, its contradiction to America's stated foreign policy and
national interests, as well as the fact that this racist resolution
justified ethnic cleansing and illegal occupation of Azerbaijani lands
by Armenia. Moreover, the Azerbaijani community of California also got
mobilized and through various means harshly protested against the
resolution.
As a result, despite inordinate amount of effort by the Armenian lobby
in California, where around 1 million Armenians reside, despite all
the efforts by the two Armenian members of the California Legislature,
as well as in spite of all the pressure by this ethnic lobby on
senators using threats, blackmail and other means, 17 out of 40
senators refused to vote for the resolution. At the same time, the
senators who receive massive financial contributions for their
election campaigns and therefore hugely depend on the Armenian lobby,
voted for AJR 32, disregarding all the solid facts presented to them.
This is a pure political corruption. It has no other name. It is also
a strong indicator of a serious flaw in America's political system
that needs an urgent fixing.
It should also be stressed that this resolution is not the first
resolution adopted by the California Legislature regarding
Nagorno-Karabakh. However, it has no any legal or political
significance. The entire international community, including the United
States and United Nations, recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of
Azerbaijan. Therefore such meaningless pieces of paper are unable to
change this position".
http://en.apa.az/xeber_azerbaijani_foreign_ministry_____the_resol_2 15592.html
From: A. Papazian