Bako Sahakyan: Karabakh’s recognition by California Senate is substantial victory
Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan on Wednesday visited the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles where he participated in an award ceremony.
The President handed 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 noted that the recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh by California is a unique political, legal and moral address supporting the process of exercising the right of peoples to self-determination and building 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 the American partners.
Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Aghabekyan, Armenia’s Ambassador to the United States Tigran Sargsyan, Consul General of the Republic of Armenia to Los Angeles Sergey Sarkisov, other officials, representatives of the local Armenian Diaspora attended the event, the press service of the Artsakh Republic President reported.