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PROTEST AGAINST DRAFT RESOLUTION OF SO-CALLED "NAGORNO-KARABAKH REPUBLIC" HELD IN US
Trend, Azerbaijan
May 6 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, May 6
By Sabina Ahmadova -Trend:
California State Assembly's Rules Committee held a hearing on the
pro-Armenian resolution against Azerbaijan on May 5, calling on U.S.
Government to recognize the puppet regime called "Nagorno Karabakh
Republic" introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, according to the
Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles.
Before the hearing started, many members of California's Azerbaijani
community held a protest action outside the State Capitol in Sacramento
against this biased and flawed resolution.
Taking the floor first, the Head of Azerbaijan's Mountainous Jewish
Community Milikh Yevdayev spoke of the strong traditions of tolerance
and said that Armenians enjoyed living in Azerbaijan - in this
multi-ethnic and tolerant society.
Yevdayev stressed that "despite much blood and tears shed, military
occupation and ethnic cleansing committed against Azerbaijan by
Armenia, today you can find over 25,000 Armenians still living in Baku
and other major cities of Azerbaijan, which speaks volumes about the
high level of tolerance of the Azerbaijani people.
Speaking afterwards, the President of the Azerbaijani-American Council
Ismayil Rustamov stressed that so-called "Nagorno Karabakh Republic"
had not been recognized by the U.S or any other country of the world.
Rustamov highlighted that said that Azerbaijan has always been a
reliable ally of the U.S.
Assemblyman Rocky Chavez expressed his opposition to the resolution, by
stating that the Legislature should be very careful with international
affairs. Referring to the Azerbaijani testimonies on ethnic cleansing
by Armenia against Azerbaijanis, he implied that the self-determination
cannot be achieved with ethnic cleansing.
Speaking afterwards, the Armenian member of the Committee Adrin
Nazarian, the pro-Armenian members Scott Wilk and Cheryl Brown,
offered extremely distorted and biased views on the conflict.
Now, the Armenian lobby has announced that the resolution will be
considered on the Assembly floor on May 8. This is not a randomly
chosen date. May 8 is the 22nd anniversary of the occupation of
the city of Shusha - the cradle of Azerbaijani music and culture in
Karabakh - by Armenia.
It should be noted that one of the members of the committee who adopted
the draft resolution - Nazarian is an Armenian, and deputy chairman
of the committee Wilk married an Armenian woman, and recently joined
to the Armenian Gregorian Church.
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 the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2271263.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Trend, Azerbaijan
May 6 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, May 6
By Sabina Ahmadova -Trend:
California State Assembly's Rules Committee held a hearing on the
pro-Armenian resolution against Azerbaijan on May 5, calling on U.S.
Government to recognize the puppet regime called "Nagorno Karabakh
Republic" introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, according to the
Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles.
Before the hearing started, many members of California's Azerbaijani
community held a protest action outside the State Capitol in Sacramento
against this biased and flawed resolution.
Taking the floor first, the Head of Azerbaijan's Mountainous Jewish
Community Milikh Yevdayev spoke of the strong traditions of tolerance
and said that Armenians enjoyed living in Azerbaijan - in this
multi-ethnic and tolerant society.
Yevdayev stressed that "despite much blood and tears shed, military
occupation and ethnic cleansing committed against Azerbaijan by
Armenia, today you can find over 25,000 Armenians still living in Baku
and other major cities of Azerbaijan, which speaks volumes about the
high level of tolerance of the Azerbaijani people.
Speaking afterwards, the President of the Azerbaijani-American Council
Ismayil Rustamov stressed that so-called "Nagorno Karabakh Republic"
had not been recognized by the U.S or any other country of the world.
Rustamov highlighted that said that Azerbaijan has always been a
reliable ally of the U.S.
Assemblyman Rocky Chavez expressed his opposition to the resolution, by
stating that the Legislature should be very careful with international
affairs. Referring to the Azerbaijani testimonies on ethnic cleansing
by Armenia against Azerbaijanis, he implied that the self-determination
cannot be achieved with ethnic cleansing.
Speaking afterwards, the Armenian member of the Committee Adrin
Nazarian, the pro-Armenian members Scott Wilk and Cheryl Brown,
offered extremely distorted and biased views on the conflict.
Now, the Armenian lobby has announced that the resolution will be
considered on the Assembly floor on May 8. This is not a randomly
chosen date. May 8 is the 22nd anniversary of the occupation of
the city of Shusha - the cradle of Azerbaijani music and culture in
Karabakh - by Armenia.
It should be noted that one of the members of the committee who adopted
the draft resolution - Nazarian is an Armenian, and deputy chairman
of the committee Wilk married an Armenian woman, and recently joined
to the Armenian Gregorian Church.
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 the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2271263.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress