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THE FRESNO BEE: FRESNO COUNTY'S RECOGNITION OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH INDEPENDENCE SPARKS INTERNATIONAL STANDOFF
13:53 07/05/2013 " COMMENTS
Fresno County's pledge of support for the largely Armenian territory of
Nagorno-Karabakh has sparked a little-known but certain international
standoff, says an article in The Fresno Bee.
The nation of Azerbaijan is asking Fresno County supervisors to rescind
their April resolution supporting Nagorno-Karabakh's independence.
"This fuels fighting between the communities," Azerbaijani Deputy
Consul General Ramil Gurbanov, who is based in Los Angeles, told The
Bee on Monday. It doesn't help achieve "a diplomatic and peaceful
solution in the region."
The supervisors, however, have refused to budge on their position,
though some say they're willing to give it another look.
"We stand with our Armenian friends, both in Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh ... We will not be muscled by a well-funded lobbying
effort by the Azerbaijanis," said Supervisor Andreas Borgeas, who
wrote the county's statement of support for Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Fresno County resolution, passed April 23, maintains that residents
of Nagorno-Karabakh have elected to govern themselves and that their
wishes should be respected.
Source: Panorama.am
13:53 07/05/2013 " COMMENTS
Fresno County's pledge of support for the largely Armenian territory of
Nagorno-Karabakh has sparked a little-known but certain international
standoff, says an article in The Fresno Bee.
The nation of Azerbaijan is asking Fresno County supervisors to rescind
their April resolution supporting Nagorno-Karabakh's independence.
"This fuels fighting between the communities," Azerbaijani Deputy
Consul General Ramil Gurbanov, who is based in Los Angeles, told The
Bee on Monday. It doesn't help achieve "a diplomatic and peaceful
solution in the region."
The supervisors, however, have refused to budge on their position,
though some say they're willing to give it another look.
"We stand with our Armenian friends, both in Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh ... We will not be muscled by a well-funded lobbying
effort by the Azerbaijanis," said Supervisor Andreas Borgeas, who
wrote the county's statement of support for Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Fresno County resolution, passed April 23, maintains that residents
of Nagorno-Karabakh have elected to govern themselves and that their
wishes should be respected.
Source: Panorama.am