| 1 | 1 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 26Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianFebruary 08, 2021 Relative to the California businesses and the Republic of Turkey. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 26, as introduced, Nazarian. Republic of Turkey.This bill would commend California businesses that have considered the Republic of Turkeys recent acts of aggression against Armenia and have chosen to suspend business dealings with the government of the Republic of Turkey.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Turkey and Azerbaijan have been working together to attack and eradicate the Armenian people of the Republic of Artsakh, an autonomous territory controlled by Armenians that is embedded between Azerbaijan and Armenia; and WHEREAS, On numerous occasions, they have demonstrated their aggression against the Armenian people and in several instances over the summer of 2020, they have targeted their aggression against the Armenian community here in California; andWHEREAS, The Republic of Turkey is responsible for a collective slaughter of more than 3,000,000 peopleone-half of them being Armeniansduring the 1915 Armenian genocide. To this day, Turkey continues to deny this genocide and now it aids Azerbaijan in an attempt to continue what it started over 100 years ago; andWHEREAS, Azerbaijans military continues to launch against the Republic of Artsakh. Turkey has transferred thousands of extremist Jihadist militants from the battlefields of Syria and Libya into the Caucasus to support the slaughter of Armenians; andWHEREAS, Azerbaijan continues to destroy the cities and towns of Artsakh with weapons supplied by Turkey, killing scores of innocent civilians. They have targeted schools, churches, and even hospitals that are located nowhere near any military operations; andWHEREAS, Turkey and Azerbaijan are significantly more populated and have significant more resources than Artsakh doesthe level of wealth, supplies, and armaments do not compare. For many years, Azerbaijans dictator has said that he will eliminate the Armenians from the region completely, with the full support of Turkey; andWHEREAS, There is no question that this invasion is nothing less than a continuation of the Armenian Genocide that was started and is still denied by Turkey, a country that is universally recognized as a perpetrator of the first genocide in modern history, the perpetrator of horrific human rights abuses, and a belligerent imperialist that threatens world peace; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California commends California businesses that have considered Turkeys recent acts of aggression against Armenia and have chosen to suspend business dealings with the government of the Republic of Turkey; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 3 | 3 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 26Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianFebruary 08, 2021 Relative to the California businesses and the Republic of Turkey. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 26, as introduced, Nazarian. Republic of Turkey.This bill would commend California businesses that have considered the Republic of Turkeys recent acts of aggression against Armenia and have chosen to suspend business dealings with the government of the Republic of Turkey.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO |
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| 9 | 9 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION |
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| 11 | 11 | | Assembly Concurrent Resolution |
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| 13 | 13 | | No. 26 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianFebruary 08, 2021 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian |
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| 18 | 18 | | February 08, 2021 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Relative to the California businesses and the Republic of Turkey. |
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| 22 | 22 | | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 24 | 24 | | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 26 | 26 | | ACR 26, as introduced, Nazarian. Republic of Turkey. |
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| 28 | 28 | | This bill would commend California businesses that have considered the Republic of Turkeys recent acts of aggression against Armenia and have chosen to suspend business dealings with the government of the Republic of Turkey. |
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| 30 | 30 | | This bill would commend California businesses that have considered the Republic of Turkeys recent acts of aggression against Armenia and have chosen to suspend business dealings with the government of the Republic of Turkey. |
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| 32 | 32 | | ## Digest Key |
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| 34 | 34 | | ## Bill Text |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Turkey and Azerbaijan have been working together to attack and eradicate the Armenian people of the Republic of Artsakh, an autonomous territory controlled by Armenians that is embedded between Azerbaijan and Armenia; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, On numerous occasions, they have demonstrated their aggression against the Armenian people and in several instances over the summer of 2020, they have targeted their aggression against the Armenian community here in California; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, The Republic of Turkey is responsible for a collective slaughter of more than 3,000,000 peopleone-half of them being Armeniansduring the 1915 Armenian genocide. To this day, Turkey continues to deny this genocide and now it aids Azerbaijan in an attempt to continue what it started over 100 years ago; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Azerbaijans military continues to launch against the Republic of Artsakh. Turkey has transferred thousands of extremist Jihadist militants from the battlefields of Syria and Libya into the Caucasus to support the slaughter of Armenians; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Azerbaijan continues to destroy the cities and towns of Artsakh with weapons supplied by Turkey, killing scores of innocent civilians. They have targeted schools, churches, and even hospitals that are located nowhere near any military operations; and |
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| 46 | 46 | | WHEREAS, Turkey and Azerbaijan are significantly more populated and have significant more resources than Artsakh doesthe level of wealth, supplies, and armaments do not compare. For many years, Azerbaijans dictator has said that he will eliminate the Armenians from the region completely, with the full support of Turkey; and |
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| 48 | 48 | | WHEREAS, There is no question that this invasion is nothing less than a continuation of the Armenian Genocide that was started and is still denied by Turkey, a country that is universally recognized as a perpetrator of the first genocide in modern history, the perpetrator of horrific human rights abuses, and a belligerent imperialist that threatens world peace; now, therefore, be it |
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| 50 | 50 | | Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California commends California businesses that have considered Turkeys recent acts of aggression against Armenia and have chosen to suspend business dealings with the government of the Republic of Turkey; and be it further |
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| 52 | 52 | | Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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