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Sept 3 2014
U.S. Dept. of State comments on California Senate's resolution on
Nagorno-Karabakh
3 September 2014
By Sabina Ahmadova - Trend:
The U.S. Department of State considers a resolution on
Nagorno-Karabakh adopted by the California State Senate as a personal
affair of the State, according to the website of the U.S. Department
of State.
"I am not going to have any comment on a resolution on
Nagorno-Karabakh adopted by the California State Senate," U.S
Department of State representative Jen Psaki said. "It is a state
issue."
California Senate passed a resolution, which is of an anti-Azerbaijani
nature, Aug. 27.
"The anti-Azerbaijani resolution AJR 32 on Nagorno-Karabakh has been
on the agenda of the California State Senate for some time," the
Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles said.
"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 bias and flaw 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," he added.
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.
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.
http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2307715.html
Sept 3 2014
U.S. Dept. of State comments on California Senate's resolution on
Nagorno-Karabakh
3 September 2014
By Sabina Ahmadova - Trend:
The U.S. Department of State considers a resolution on
Nagorno-Karabakh adopted by the California State Senate as a personal
affair of the State, according to the website of the U.S. Department
of State.
"I am not going to have any comment on a resolution on
Nagorno-Karabakh adopted by the California State Senate," U.S
Department of State representative Jen Psaki said. "It is a state
issue."
California Senate passed a resolution, which is of an anti-Azerbaijani
nature, Aug. 27.
"The anti-Azerbaijani resolution AJR 32 on Nagorno-Karabakh has been
on the agenda of the California State Senate for some time," the
Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles said.
"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 bias and flaw 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," he added.
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.
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.
http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2307715.html