BAKO SAHAKYAN: RECOGNITION OF ARTSAKH BY CALIFORNIA A UNIQUE SUPPORT TO SELF-DETERMINATION
12:51, 27 Nov 2014
On 26 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the
Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles where
he participated in a solemn award ceremony, NKR Presideent’s Press
Office reported.
The President handed in NKR state awards to a group of public and
state figures from the Armenian Diaspora and America for supporting
the adoption of the resolution on Artsakh’s Independence by the
California State Assembly and Senate.
The President said the recognition of Nagorno Karabagh by California
was a unique political, legal and moral address supporting the process
of realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and
building of a civilized democratic state. President Sahakyan noted
that it was a substantial victory that had been reached by joint
efforts due to the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora solid trinity, genuine
and firm friendship of ourBako Sahakyan: American partners.
Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, vice-premier Arthur Aghabekyan,
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia
to the USA Tigran Sargsyan, Consul General of the Republic of Armenia
to Los Angeles Sergey Sarkisov, other officials, representatives of
the local Armenian Diaspora partook in the event.