Bill Text: CA AJR32 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 168, Statutes of 2014. [AJR32 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AJR32-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AJR 32	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  168
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2014
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 8, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gatto
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Bocanegra, Brown, Ian
Calderon, Dababneh, Nestande, Olsen, and Patterson)

                        JANUARY 6, 2014

   Relative to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AJR 32, Gatto. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
   This measure would encourage and support the Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic's continuing efforts to develop as a free and independent
nation, and urge the President and Congress of the United States to
support the self-determination and democratic independence of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and its constructive involvement with the
international community's efforts to reach a just and lasting
solution to security issues in that strategically important region.



   WHEREAS, Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, has historically
been Armenian territory, populated by an overwhelming majority of
Armenians, and yet was illegally severed from Armenia by the Soviet
Union in 1921 and placed under the newly created Soviet Azerbaijani
administration; and
   WHEREAS, February 20, 1988, marked the beginning of the national
liberation movement in Nagorno-Karabakh, which inspired people
throughout the Soviet Union to stand up against tyranny for their
rights and freedoms, helping to bring democracy to millions and
contributing to world peace; and
   WHEREAS, The United States Congress has repeatedly expressed
support for the legitimate aspirations for freedom of the people of
Nagorno-Karabakh, and on September 2, 1991, in accordance with its
enacted law, the legislature of Nagorno-Karabakh declared formation
of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; and
   WHEREAS, On December 10, 1991, the people of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic voted in favor of independence, and on January 6, 1992, the
democratically elected legislature of the republic formally declared
independence; and
   WHEREAS, Since proclaiming independence, the Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic has registered significant progress in democracy building,
which was most recently demonstrated during the July 19, 2012,
presidential elections that were assessed by international observers
as free and transparent; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature of California hereby
encourages and supports the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's continuing
efforts to develop as a free and independent nation in order to
guarantee its citizens those rights inherent in a free and
independent society; and be it further
   Resolved, That the California State Legislature urges the
President and Congress of the United States to support the
self-determination and democratic independence of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and its constructive involvement with the
international community's efforts to reach a just and lasting
solution to security issues in that strategically important region;
and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the President of the United States, to the
Majority Leader of the Senate, to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, to each member of the California delegation to the
Congress of the United States, and to the Secretary of State of
California.