Los Angeles says will lobby Washington to recognize Karabakh

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, December 9 urged the United States Government to follow the city’s lead in recognizing the independence and sovereignty of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). In a resolution introduced by Councilmember Paul Krekorian, the City Council unanimously renewed its own recognition of Artsakh’s independence, and it instructed its Washington lobbyist to advocate for the United States to recognize the Republic of Artsakh.

The new resolution comes in the wake of the recent brutal, genocidal invasion of Artsakh by Azerbaijan, with the full support of Turkey, and terrorist mercenaries from Libya and Syria, . The resolution seeks international action to hold Azerbaijan and Turkey accountable for their aggression and to ensure punishment for war crimes and atrocities. “The savage invasion of Artsakh is a blow against freedom, democracy and self-determination everywhere,” said Krekorian. “The American government and indeed all nations have a moral responsibility to reaffirm support for these principles and to hold the aggressors accountable.”

Krekorian had previously led Los Angeles in taking a series of groundbreaking steps in support of Artsakh. In 2013, the Councilmember offered a resolution approved by the Council that called on the City of Los Angeles and the international community to formally recognize the Republic of Artsakh as a free, independent and sovereign state. In 2018, at Krekorian’s request, the Council declared “Artsakh Day” in the City of Los Angeles and renewed its call to the international community to recognize the Republic of Artsakh as a free, independent and sovereign state.