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BREAKING: Calif. Senate Recognizes Artsakh’s Independence
From Left: ANCA WR Legislative Affairs Director Haig
Baghdassarian, ANCA WR Executive Director Elen Asatryan, incoming Senate
President Pro Tem Kevin De Leon, ANCA WR Chair Nora Hovsepian, author of AJR 32
Assemblymember Mike Gatto, Senator Ricardo Lara, ANCA WR Government Affairs
Director Tereza Yerimyan
SACRAMENTO—The California State Senate, led by incoming
Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De Leon, by an overwhelming majority of votes on
Wednesday passed Assembly member Mike Gatto’s resolution, AJR 32, encouraging
Artsakh’s (Nagorno Karabakh) continuing efforts to develop as a free and
independent nation and formally calling upon the upon the President and
Congress of the United States to support the self-determination and democratic
independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, reported the Armenian National
Committee of America – Western Region. Though the resolution has officially
passed, the finally tally will not be available until early tomorrow morning as
Senators absent from the floor during the vote have until the end of the day to
cast their vote.
In his opening remarks, Senator De Leon recognized the
presence of ANCA WR and ACA in support of the resolution, provided background
information on the resolution and the region, and continued on to state, “The
ethnic Armenian people in this region have suffered tremendously and deserve a
free and independent homeland where they won’t be in danger of persecution.
California can be a front line leader that seeks to motivate change in the
world…With that in mind, I ask you to support democracy, freedom, a people’s
resolution to conflicts and international recognition and recognition of
Artsakh,”
His remarks and sentiments were echoed by fellow
colleagues Senators Tom Berryhill and Ricardo Lara.
“As Americans, we should understand the desire to be an
independent nation, free of tyranny and free to form a government that best
reflects our values. It is our own history. Many times on this floor we address
the plight of the oppressed and express our desire, as a state legislature, for
people to be free and to be able to determine their own destinies. AJR 32 is no
different. The peoples of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic did not elect to become
part of Azerbaijan in 1921; they were forced into it by the Soviets. It is now
their understandable desire to be free. Since declaring its independence
Nagorno-Karabakh has held free, transparent and democratic elections. It is fitting
that the United States stands behind regions seeking democracy. I urge your Aye
vote,” stated Senator Berryhill.
“I rise today to speak in strong support of this
important resolution, which encourages and supports the Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic’s continuing efforts to develop as a free and independent nation. The
resolution states that this region has historically been Armenian territory,
populated by an overwhelming majority of Armenians, and yet was illegally
severed from Armenia by the Soviet Union in 1921. Senate District 33 is home to
a thriving and vibrant Armenian community – people who have embraced important
American values of freedom, democracy, and justice. This resolution asks the
President and Congress to extend those fundamental values to the people of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and encourages their continued development as a free
and independent nation. I ask for your support of this important resolution,”
stated Senator Lara.
AJR 32 was adopted by the CA State Assembly in May 2014 by
a sweeping vote of 70 to 2 under the leadership of Speaker Emeritus John Perez.
“Today, under the great leadership of incoming Senate
President Pro Tem Kevin De Leon and Assemblymember Mike Gatto, the State of
California stood strong on our nation’s core values of liberty, freedom and
independence for the people of Artsakh. We are extremely grateful to the CA
Senate for their resounding support of this resolution and Artsakh’s need to
develop as a free and independent nation,” stated ANCA WR Chair, Nora Hovsepian.
“ We, along with our grassroots, are proud to have worked alongside Senator De
Leon and Assembly members Mike Gatto, Katcho Achadjian, Adrin Nazarian, John
Perez, and Scott Wilk in making today’s victory possible and thank them
profoundly for their unwavering leadership towards advancing a cause that is so
dear to all of us,” added Hovsepian.
California is home 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. Dozens of refugees from the region, many
from the Shahumian district of Artsakh, were present for the historic vote
along with representatives from the Armenian National Committee of America –
Western Region and the Armenian Council of America.
The Armenian National Committee of America – Western
Region (ANCA-WR) worked closely with Senator De Leon’s office as well as the
author, Assemblyman Mike Gatto, Co-Author Katcho Achadjian, and Assembly
members Adrin Nazarian and Scott Wilk to garner support for the resolution. In
weeks and days leading up to the vote, aside from having their Government
Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan and Legislative Affairs Director Haig
Baghdassarian work day-in and day-out with local activists to educate officials
about the resolution and the issues in the region, the ANCA WR also activated
its grassroots in sending letters and making calls to elected officials, urging
them to support AJR 32.
“The passage of this important resolution was a long and
challenging journey that started with the introduction of this resolution back
in January. We worked so hard to make it move forward, and we are so proud
today that the California State Senate stood with me in support of the people
of Artsakh in their ongoing quest for freedom, democracy, and independence,”
stated lead author of AJR 32, Assemblymember Mike Gatto.
“This resolution couldn’t have come at a better time,
given the recent escalated level of violence along the Artsakh-Azerbaijan
border, and as our freedom fighters continue to defend their right to live
under a government of their own choosing. The people of Artsakh deserve nothing
less and need this support now, more than ever before,” stated ANCA WR
Executive Director Elen Asatryan.
The State of California now joins Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Maine and Louisiana in adopting legislation which supports the
independence of Artsakh.
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region
is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy
organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination with a
network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the Western United
States and affiliated organizations around the country, the ANCA-WR advances
the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.
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