Petition on Karabakh at White House website collected necessary 100000 signatures - UPDATE

The process of collecting signatures for a petition posted on the White House's official website to recognize the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the fact of occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories by Armenian Armed Forces was completed.

The required 100,000 signatures were collected as of 11:23 a.m, on Feb.19.

The petition placed on 'We the People' on the White House's official website aims to draw attention of President Barack Obama administration to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the fact of occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories by Armenian Armed Forces.

The main goal of the petition is the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, increasing attention to the fact of occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories by Armenian Armed Forces and collecting signatures for the U.S. President's statement in this regard.

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18.02.2013
14:27

/By Azernews/

Over 94,200 of the required 100,000 signatures were collected as of Monday afternoon under a petition posted on the White House website, which calls on U.S. President Barack Obama to include the issue on the occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia and refugees and internally displaced persons in the agenda of the Congress.

The petition cites the long-lasting occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory by Armenia, four resolutions of the UN Security Council which have not yet been implemented, as well as hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs who are victims of the Armenian aggression.

The petition was posted on January 23. The voting will be continued until February 22.