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    ARTSAKH EQUATES LA'S RECOGNITION TO THAT OF A STATE

    http://asbarez.com/119008/artsakh-equates-la%E2%80%99s-recognition-to-that-of-a-state/
    Thursday, January 30th, 2014

    Spokesman for the President of Nagorno-Karabakh, Davit Babayan

    STEPANAKERT (Armenpress)--The recent declaration by the City of Los
    Angeles recognizing the independence of Karabakh is equal in merit to
    such a declaration from a state, said the spokesman for the President
    of Nagorno-Karabakh Davit Babayan. The spokesman attached importance
    to the declaration of recognition, stressing that the move by the
    City of Los Angeles is highly welcome and is a step in the right
    direction for peace and freedom for Artsakh.

    "Los Angeles, as you know, is one of the world's largest cities. It
    is a powerful economic and cultural center. When such a megalopolis
    recognizes the independence of Artsakh, we can regard it in much
    the same light as recognition by a state, given that Los Angeles is,
    in fact, more powerful than many states," Davit Babayan said.

    Babayan reminded that a strategy for Artsakh has always been to begin
    the process of recognition from the lowest levels, first, before
    eventually gaining recognition from the state level. According to him,
    there is great success on municipal and provincial levels, and work
    continues in that direction.

    The city council of the second largest city in the United States, Los
    Angeles, unanimously recognized the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh as an
    independent and sovereign state. The resolution notes that Karabakh
    contributes to the stability of the region, conducting free and fair
    elections and adhering to democratic values. The City Council also
    voiced its support for the people of Artsakh and their fight for
    independence and self-determination, two quintessentially American
    values. At the same time, the Los Angeles City Council made an appeal
    to the international community to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as a free,
    independent and sovereign republic.

    Baku condemns LA City Council Azerbaijan officially condemned the
    Los Angels City Council for recognizing the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

    The Azeri Foreign Ministry's spokesman Elman Abdullayev said the LA
    City Council's resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh has been adopted under
    pressure by the Armenian lobby in the city.

    Meanwhile in London, Azerbaijan's ambassador to the UK, Fakhraddin
    Gurbanov, protested UK photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind's visit
    to Karabagh.

    A photo of a wedding in Karabakh, by Taylor-Lind, was featured in an
    article last week in the Guardian.

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