Hawaii became the seventh state to rally in support of the democratic development and right to self-determination for the people of Artsakh today, voting unanimously to recognize the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, reports the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) informed.
The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit kicks off in Washington. It will last for three days, during which a number of heads of states, ministers responsible for nuclear matters and directors of large nuclear companies will deliver speeches. The summit will end on April 1 with an exhibition on nuclear industry. The summit will be chaired by the director of the Nuclear Energy Institute Martin Fertel, and the keynote speaker will be the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano.
In days leading up to President Aliyev’s visit to Washington for an international nuclear summit this week, more than 50 U.S. Representatives have joined with leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in calling upon President Obama to leverage this visit to pressure the Azerbaijan leader to stop obstructing the implementation of the life-saving Royce-Engel peace proposals for Nagorno Karabakh, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
US House of Representatives of Hawaii passed the Resolution 167 recognizing the independence of Artsakh Republic. This was announced by the ANCA.
