Mike Gatto responds to Azerbaijani anger over resolution to recognize Karabakh
January 12, 2014 | 01:42
Assemblyman Mike Gatto responded to Azerbaijani accusations of playing
to Armenian lobbyists.
Earlier this week Mike Gatto introduced a resolution to recognize
Nagorno-Karabakh – a move that sparked anger Azerbaijani community of
U.S.
Nevertheless, Gatto is not hiding the fact that he is working with the
Armenian organizations.
`I have not hidden the fact that I’ve worked with three Armenian
advocacy organizations on this bill. It’s not a hidden thing,’
Glendale News-Press quotes the Assemblyman.
He added that these groups stand for the rights of people of Armenian
descent that want self-determination.
`That’s like saying the French were in bed with the American lobby.
It’s a very Soviet attitude to say people don’t have a right to
self-determination,’ Gatto said. `I thought the entire world was in
accord with self-determination. The area is now in a state of detente.
The Azerbaijanis tried to take it back by force and they failed.’
News from Armenia – NEWS.am
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