3 replies to this topic

[MosJan]

Louisiana Senate recognizes Nagorno Karabakh Republic


May 31, 2013 - 18:34 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Louisiana State Senate has recognized the independence of Nagorno Karabakh Republic. The Senators unanimously voted for №151 resolution, introduced by Senator Murray. The resolution says Nagorno Karabakh Republic is developing as a free and democratic state.
Senator Murray briefed on the historical details about Artsakh, noting that it was illegally severed from Armenia by the Soviet Union in 1921 and placed under the newly created Soviet Azerbaijani administration.
“February 20, 1988, marked the beginning of the national liberation movement in Nagorno Karabakh, which inspired people throughout the Soviet Union to stand up against tyranny and for their rights and freedoms, helping to bring democracy to 11 millions and contributing to world peace,” the resolution reads.
“We urge the U.S. President and Congress to support the self-determination and democratic independence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and its constructive involvement with the international community's efforts to reach a just and lasting solution to security issues in that strategically important region,” the documents reads.
Louisiana State Senate resolved to submit the resolution to the U.S. Congress.

[Yervant1]

LOUISIANA SENATE CONDEMNS ANTI-ARMENIAN ATROCITIES IN AZERBAIJAN

20:45 29.05.2014

The Louisiana State Senate unanimously adopted a resolution, yesterday,
condemning Azerbaijani pogroms against its Armenian citizens and
called on the U.S. government to press Baku to bring the perpetrators
to justice, reported the Armenian National Committee of America -
Eastern Region (ANCA-ER).

The measure was introduced by Senator Edwin Murray, who just last
year spearheaded State Senate recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic's independence and urged US support the self-determination
and democratic independence of this developing democratic state.

This year's resolution, Senate Resolution 166, expresses "sympathy
in support of the families of victims of massacres and atrocities
perpetrated against the Armenian people in Azerbaijan." The measure
goes on to call on the "President of the United States and the Congress
exert all available influence on the government of Azerbaijan to
cease the falsification of the historical facts and bring those in
Azerbaijan who are responsible for the Armenian massacres."

Vazken Kaltakdjian, Louisiana Chairman of the Armenian Council of
America, worked closely with Senator Murray, Secretary of the Senate
Glenn Koepp, Attorney John Seago and the broader Louisiana Armenian
American community in moving this issue forward.

The U.S. has served as safe haven to tens of thousands of
Armenian-Americans who are refugees of pogroms against Armenians
in Sumgait (1988), Kirovabad (1988), and Baku (1990), and the
ethnic-cleansing of the Armenian population of Azerbaijan. These
pogroms set the stage for two decades of aggression by Azerbaijan,
during which it launched and lost a war against Nagorno Karabakh, and
later used its oil wealth to buy a massive military arsenal that its
leaders, to this day, vow to use to renew their attempts to conquer
a Christian people that have lived on these lands for thousands of
years and, after great challenges, has flourished in freedom from
Soviet oppression for more than 20 years.

http://www.armradio....-in-azerbaijan/
 

[MosJan]

it's a good  day after  all Grate  day !!!

[Yervant1]

ARMENIAN MFA: LOUISIANA RESOLUTION ANOTHER STEP TO BRING AZERBAIJANI ORGANIZERS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING TO JUSTICE

May 30, 2014 | 11:45

YEREVAN. - The resolution adoptedby the Louisiana State Senate is
another step on the way to bringing the organizers and perpetrators
of ethnic cleansing of Armenians in Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh,
including organizers of Khojalu events, to justice, spokesperson for
Armenian Foreign Ministry said.

"It is important to bring to justice those who are still not punished
and live in Azerbaijan freely, perhaps planning a new crime," Tigran
Balayan toldArmenian News-NEWS.am.

As reported earlier, the Louisiana State Senate unanimously adopted
a resolution, condemning Azerbaijani pogroms against its Armenian
citizens and called on the U.S. government to press Baku to bring
the perpetrators to justice.

News from Armenia - NEWS.am