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February 27, 2015 Friday
Rep. Chu Commemorates Sumgait Pogroms
Washington
Office of the House of Representative Judy Chu, U.S Government has
issued the following news release:
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) today spoke on the House Floor in remembrance of
the Sumgait Pogroms that started in 1988. The Pogroms began in
response to a peaceful movement towards self determination in
Nagorno-Karabakh. Rep. Chu's comments are below:
"Twenty-seven years ago, as the lines of the Soviet Union were fading,
the people of Nagorno-Karabakh were united in a call for a say in
their own futures and greater independence from Azerbaijan. This
peaceful movement for self-determination and freedom was followed by
premeditated and government-sponsored attacks.
"Over the next two years, the Armenian population in the territory of
Artsakh was repeatedly victim to brutal and racially motivated
pogroms, darkly reminiscent of the days of the Armenian Genocide.
Hundreds were murdered, thousands were displaced, and the Armenian
community - both in Artsakh and in exile - continues to bear the scars
from the brutal attacks in Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku.
"When the people of Nagorno-Karabakh officially declared independence
on December 10, 1991, they were met with full-scale war lasting until
1994. Even today, the people of Nagorno-Karabakh are still forced to
live under constant ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan.
"As we commemorate the somber anniversary marking the struggle of the
Nagorno-Karabakh people, we wish for the peaceful resolution of this
conflict and hope that its citizens will be free to determine their
own future."
February 27, 2015 Friday
Rep. Chu Commemorates Sumgait Pogroms
Washington
Office of the House of Representative Judy Chu, U.S Government has
issued the following news release:
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) today spoke on the House Floor in remembrance of
the Sumgait Pogroms that started in 1988. The Pogroms began in
response to a peaceful movement towards self determination in
Nagorno-Karabakh. Rep. Chu's comments are below:
"Twenty-seven years ago, as the lines of the Soviet Union were fading,
the people of Nagorno-Karabakh were united in a call for a say in
their own futures and greater independence from Azerbaijan. This
peaceful movement for self-determination and freedom was followed by
premeditated and government-sponsored attacks.
"Over the next two years, the Armenian population in the territory of
Artsakh was repeatedly victim to brutal and racially motivated
pogroms, darkly reminiscent of the days of the Armenian Genocide.
Hundreds were murdered, thousands were displaced, and the Armenian
community - both in Artsakh and in exile - continues to bear the scars
from the brutal attacks in Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku.
"When the people of Nagorno-Karabakh officially declared independence
on December 10, 1991, they were met with full-scale war lasting until
1994. Even today, the people of Nagorno-Karabakh are still forced to
live under constant ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan.
"As we commemorate the somber anniversary marking the struggle of the
Nagorno-Karabakh people, we wish for the peaceful resolution of this
conflict and hope that its citizens will be free to determine their
own future."