Kentucky ANCA-ER Advocates Succeed in Stopping a Misleading Resolution
FRANKFORT, Ky.—The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) announced today that it successfully defeated Senate Resolution 168 in Kentucky, which grossly misrepresented the facts of the Artsakh-Azerbaijani conflict. Dozens of Kentucky residents responded to the ANCA-ER action alert and successfully defeated the measure. Kentucky joins Idaho, New Hampshire, and other states that have already rejected similar misleading pro-Baku measures in the recent past, reported ANCA-ER.
“Our experience in Kentucky proved again that the democratic process works and our state legislators will not tolerate any attempt of interference and misrepresentation that serve the interests of a foreign dictator like [Azerbaijani President] Ilham Aliyev, who has ruthlessly repressed his own people and taken an increasingly anti-Western stance, while continuing aggression against Armenia and Artsakh effectively endangering fragile peace in the region,” said Artur Martirosyan, ANCA-ER communications and community outreach director. “With our wide network of local ANCs and advocates, we will continue to work diligently to ensure the rights of the free people of Nagorno-Karabagh Republic are protected and affirmed by the international community.”
S.R. 168, sponsored by Sen. Daymon Thayer, was introduced in the Kentucky Senate on March 1. Upon learning about the resolution by local advocates, ANCA-ER immediately mobilized at the grassroots level and spoke strongly against the deceptive and dangerous resolution, calling upon the Senate President and Majority Floor Leader to withdraw it. Earlier on March 7, the Kentucky Senate officially withdrew the measure from the proceedings of the legislative body and effectively killed the resolution.
The numerous calls and e-mails generated by the ANCA-ER and local residents caused Senators to educate themselves on the realities of the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict, the Sumgait and Baku massacres of Armenians, Azerbaijan’s gross human rights track record, Baku’s destabilizing role in the region, as well as the rightful aspirations of the people of the Karabagh Republic to live in an independent state free of Azerbaijani repression.
About ANCA-ER
ANCA-ER is the grassroots advocacy organization representing the views and advancing the policy priorities of Armenian Americans and other friends of Armenia across the Eastern United States. Working in coordination with a network of local ANC chapters, community advocates, and local supporters, the ANCA-ER actively advances the concerns, interests, and priorities of the Armenian-American community on a broad range of issues.
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Thank you ANC – we should all donate to this potent lobby group of ours.
That and the Armenian military for advanced super precision weapons. Forget asking anyone for “recognition”. Our might will make recognition. Its human nature.
ANCA is doing a good job keeping the fight. Well done, thank you!
Congratulations, ANCA-ER and to all the ANCA’s for the outstanding
work they are doing to keep the record straight. All Armenians need to be on alert to inform their local ANC’s about activities that
demean Armenia or Armenians anywhere.
Well done ANCA, carry on the good work and expopse the truth.