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Congresswoman from California's 32nd Congressional District in the US House of Representatives Grace Napolitano has called for official recognition of Artsakh, citing the country's freedom as the only way to ensure the Republic’s survival, The Armenian Weekly reported.

“The citizens of this proud Republic (Artsakh) embody the words of our own Declaration of Independence – which affirmed for Americans and all the world – that the just powers of government derive from the consent of the governed,” stated Rep. Napolitano in her remarks submitted to the Congressional Record On Tuesday. “To the well-known and thoroughly documented historical role of Artsakh as an integral part of Armenia going back thousands of years, we can add Artsakh’s strong legal standing as an independent Republic,” continued Rep. Napolitano.

Citing Azerbaijan and Turkey’s month-long bombing and attacks on Artsakh, Rep. Napolitano argued, “freedom is the only answer left for Artsakh’s survival – history-based, law-based, survival-based remedial secession. There can be no going back.”

The source reminds that Rep. Napolitano has been an outspoken advocate of a broad range of Armenian American community concerns, including stronger U.S.-Armenia ties, ongoing US assistance to Artsakh, and justice for the Armenian Genocide.