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Cihan News Agency, Turkey
Aug 28 2014
Resolution On N-Karabakh Passed By California Senate Is Political Corruption
The resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh passed by the California Senate is
a shining example of political corruption, the Consulate General of
Azerbaijan in Los Angeles said in connection with the resolution on
Nagorno-Karabakh passed by the California Senate on Thursday.
"The anti-Azerbaijani resolution AJR 32 on Nagorno-Karabakh has been
on the agenda of the California State Senate for some time," according
to the statement. "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 Aug. 27, according to the
statement.
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, according to the statement. 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, according to the statement. In 1993, 1997 and 1999,
three similar resolutions had been adopted by the Legislature at the
behest of the Armenian lobby. However neither those resolutions, nor
AJR 32 have 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.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four U.N. Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
(Cihan/Trend az)
From: A. Papazian
Aug 28 2014
Resolution On N-Karabakh Passed By California Senate Is Political Corruption
The resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh passed by the California Senate is
a shining example of political corruption, the Consulate General of
Azerbaijan in Los Angeles said in connection with the resolution on
Nagorno-Karabakh passed by the California Senate on Thursday.
"The anti-Azerbaijani resolution AJR 32 on Nagorno-Karabakh has been
on the agenda of the California State Senate for some time," according
to the statement. "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 Aug. 27, according to the
statement.
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, according to the statement. 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, according to the statement. In 1993, 1997 and 1999,
three similar resolutions had been adopted by the Legislature at the
behest of the Armenian lobby. However neither those resolutions, nor
AJR 32 have 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.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four U.N. Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
(Cihan/Trend az)
From: A. Papazian