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Assemblyman Mike Gatto responded to Azerbaijani accusations of playing to Armenian lobbyists.

Earlier this week Mike Gatto introduced a resolution to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh – a move that sparked anger Azerbaijani community of U.S.

Nevertheless, Gatto is not hiding the fact that he is working with the Armenian organizations.

“I have not hidden the fact that I’ve worked with three Armenian advocacy organizations on this bill. It’s not a hidden thing,” Glendale News-Press quotes the Assemblyman. 

He added that these groups stand for the rights of people of Armenian descent that want self-determination.

“That’s like saying the French were in bed with the American lobby. It’s a very Soviet attitude to say people don’t have a right to self-determination,” Gatto said. “I thought the entire world was in accord with self-determination. The area is now in a state of detente. The Azerbaijanis tried to take it back by force and they failed.”

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