Azerbaijanis in U.S. condemn NKR resolution
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijanis living in the U.S. state of California has criticized the resolution by the California State Assembly calling to recognize the so-called "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" (NKR).
Activists from the Azerbaijani community living in California held dozens of meetings at the California State Senate and Assembly on April 22 the Azerbaijani Advocacy Day, AzerTag news agency reported.
The meetings with legislators and/or their staff members were attended by Azerbaijani diaspora activists living both in southern and northern parts of California, according to the information provided by the community representatives.
During the meetings, issues related to the development of the
Azerbaijan-U.S. relationship, the settlement of the
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The focus of the meetings was put on the resolution AJR 32, which was introduced in January 2014 by Mike Gatto, a member of the California State Assembly, under the influence of the Armenian lobby, and which calls on the U.S. government to recognize the so-called "Nagorno Karabakh Republic".
It should be mentioned that the resolution's author, Assemblyman
Mike Gatto represents the Armenian-populat
The Azerbaijani activists expressed the Azerbaijani community's grave concerns and outrage about the biased and flawed resolution and characterized it as another attempt by the Armenian lobby to damage Azerbaijan-U.S. relationship and legitimize the illegal military occupation by Armenia against Azerbaijan.
It was noted that the phony regime called "NKR" created on Azerbaijan's occupied territories by Armenia, is not recognized by any country in the world, not even by Armenia itself. It was also mentioned that the U.S. government supports and respects Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and does not recognize "NKR" as an independent nation.
Informing the attendants about the details of the
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Thanking the Azerbaijani activists for the extensive information provided and sentiments expressed, the elected officials stressed the importance of the crucial relationship and partnership between Azerbaijan and the United States and noted the large contributions by Azerbaijan to the regional development and cooperation through its large-scale transnational projects.