Sahakyan noted that it was a substantial victory
The recognition of Nagorno Karabagh by California was a unique political, legal and moral address supporting the process of realizing the right of peoples to self-determination and building a civilized democratic state. Announced NKR President Bako Sahakyan at the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles. President Sahakyan noted that it was a substantial victory that had been reached by joint efforts due to the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora solid trinity, genuine and firm friendship of our American partners. The President handed in NKR state awards to a group of public and state figures from the Armenian Diaspora and America for supporting the adoption of the resolution on Artsakh's Independence by the California State Assembly and Senate.
