Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Massachusetts have passed a resolution calling on U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress to "support the self-determination and democratic independence" of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The resolution, unanimously adopted on Monday by the state’s House of Representatives, voices support for continued Armenian control over the disputed territory, saying that the Karabakh Armenians had been "arbitrarily severed from Armenia and forced under Soviet Azerbaijani administration."
The document also commends last month’s presidential election in Karabakh as "another major step" in its democratic development. It says international observers representing non-governmental organizations described the vote as free and fair.
The move follows the adoption of a similar resolution by the state legislature of Rhode Island in May.
Armenian News
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