Along with today’s symbolic action, I continue to urge the Biden Administration to use all available diplomatic tools, including withholding financial support, to end the blockade,” added Raman. “Azerbaijan will continue to engage in acts of war against Artsakh and Armenia until the international community holds it responsible for its actions against the only thriving democracy in the region. “I am proud to join my colleagues today in establishing the Republic of Artsakh Square as a symbol of our ongoing support for the Armenians of Artsakh, who have been subjected to a nearly five-month-long brutal blockade by Azerbaijan,” said Councilmember Nithya Raman. “The Republic of Artsakh Square will stand as a permanent reminder of the struggle for peace, and help bring more attention to the continued human right violations happening to the people of Artsakh,” said Councilmember Bob Blumenfield. The Council’s motion was seconded by Councilmembers Bob Blumenfield (CD3), Nithya Raman (CD4), Monica Rodriguez (CD7), John Lee (CD12) and Hugo Soto-Martinez (CD13). Since his unprovoked invasion and occupation of Artsakh’s territory in 2020, accompanied by documented war crimes and human rights violations, Aliyev’s campaign of destruction and desecration has intensified. “This square will stand as a symbol of Artsakh’s self-determination and our unequivocal opposition to the Azerbaijani dictatorship’s unprovoked aggression to erase Armenian history and culture.”įor the last 25 years, the regime of Azerbaijan’s dictator, Ilham Aliyev, has attempted to erase the history of Armenians in their ancestral homeland, destroying churches, cemeteries and cultural monuments. “Our action to create a Republic of Artsakh Square in the Eleventh District reflects our solidarity and commitment to the people of Artsakh,” said Councilmember Traci Park. “We have taken this action to affirm the solidarity of the people of Los Angeles with the indigenous people of Artsakh who struggle to maintain their tiny democracy in the face of oppression, violence and expansionist threats from Azerbaijan.” “Azerbaijan’s dictator has explicitly threatened genocide and called for the expulsion of all Armenians from territories he claims, once again threatening the annihilation of the Armenian people in their ancient homeland,” said Council President Krekorian. The Council acted on a motion authored by Council President Paul Krekorian (CD2) and Councilmember Traci Park (CD11), whose district includes the newly designated Artsakh Square. The dictator of Azerbaijan has a long and sordid history of violating international norms, including threatening genocide, violating internationally recognized borders with military force, teaching children hatred and racism, committing war crimes and holding hostages, weaponizing terrorist organizations, destroying ancient cultural treasures of global significance, imprisoning journalists, and creating an absolutist kleptocracy of organized crime and corruption. LOS ANGELES-This week, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to name a Westside intersection “Republic of Artsakh Square.” The intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Granville Avenue is also the location of the Los Angeles consulate of Azerbaijan, a dictatorship which has imposed a blockade on Artsakh, threatening 120,000 men, women and children with slow death from starvation and lack of medical care. The designated area is in front of the Azerbaijani Consulate General in Los Angeles A protest organized by the AYF in front of the Azerbaijani Consulate in July 2020
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