The US State of South Dakota House of Representatives rejected an anti-Armenian resolution initiated by Azerbaijan, Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region (ANCA-WR) told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Sources from the State Capitol report that following an extensive discussion in the House Republican Caucus, the sponsor of the resolution, Rep. Lance Russell, agreed to defer and ultimately officially withdrew the measure.

“It’s unfortunate this resolution made it this far in our process but the positive side of that is there are now 105 legislators in South Dakota who got a real earful on the plight of persecuted Armenian Christians,” explained Rep. Steve Hickey.

Similar legislation promoted by Azerbaijan was also defeated in Hawaii following testimony by Hawaii Armenian community members spotlighting the growing democracy in Nagorno Karabakh and ongoing Azerbaijani aggression.