California State Senate resolution points to legal personality of NKR – Armenian foreign ministry
28.08.2014,
14:51
California State Senate resolution recognizing the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) is very important as it documents the legal personality of NKR, Armenia’s deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told reporters on Thursday.
YEREVAN, August 28. /ARKA/. California State Senate resolution recognizing the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) is very important as it documents the legal personality of NKR, Armenia’s deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told reporters on Thursday.
The Senate of US California State passed yesterday a resolution recognizing the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). The document also called upon the US Congress and President to recognize the NKR. The State of California has become the fifth US state after Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine and Louisiana to adopt legislation supporting the independence of Artsakh (Armenian name for Karabakh).
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where 99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed and about a million had to leave their homes during the military operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has been followed since then.
The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0--
