11/12/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "[1/2] I welcome news of peace in Nagorno-Karabakh, however, the ceasefire agreement this week is untenable to Artsakhs long-term security. @StateDept should immediately begin working with @OSCE to achieve a durable resolution to the underlying territorial dispute that..."
View the tweet here. 11/12/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "[2/2] ...will lay the ground work for lasting peace and stability. The people of Artsakh have a right to self-determination and to live their lives without fear of further violence."
View the tweet here. 10/23/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "We must make it clear where the United States stands on human rights abuses by holding those responsible accountable. This senseless violence against the people of Artsakh must end."
View the tweet here. 10/23/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "The United States government must formally recognize the independence of the Republic of #Artsakh. The full statement I submitted for the Congressional Record is below:"
View the tweet here. 10/22/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "The U.S. must recognize the independence of the Republic of Artsakh and its peoples right to self-determination. I will submit a statement for the Congressional record in support of this. The people of Artsakh will never be safe until they are free to determine their own future."
View the tweet here. 10/11/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "My heart is with the Armenian American community as they demonstrate around the country in support of Nagorno-Karabakh and against Azeri violence. I pray that Baku respects a meaningful ceasefire and that diplomatic engagement continues. [1/2]"
View the tweet here. 10/11/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "We must immediately end security assistance to Azerbaijan and Secretary Pompeo must make it clear to Turkey that it cannot continue to fan the flames of violence.
American leadership cannot be silent while the people of Nagorno-Karabakh suffer. [22]"
View the tweet here. 09/29/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "I strongly condemn the Azeri attacks on Nagorno Karabakh. We must urge Baku to cease offensive action and rededicate themselves to a negotiated peace, as well as call on Turkey to refrain from sending fighters to further inflame tensions."
View the tweet here. 09/29/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "The Trump administration should hold Baku accountable by putting an immediate halt to military aid to Azerbaijan."
View the tweet here. 07/16/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "I stand in support of the people of Armenia in light of the recent disturbing acts of aggression taken by Azerbaijan along the Armenian border. This senseless violence puts the lives of innocent civilians at risk. De-escalatory steps must be taken to prevent further loss of life."
View the tweet here. 04/24/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "Today, we commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As we honor the victims of this tragedy, we are reminded that silence in the face of injustice is complicity. So today, we rededicate ourselves to rejecting bigotry and discrimination in all forms and to speaking out against hatred and violence. #ArmenianGenocide"
View the tweet here. 04/24/20 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "So today, we rededicate ourselves to rejecting bigotry and discrimination in all forms and to speaking out against hatred and violence. #ArmenianGenocide"
View the tweet here. 10/30/19 - Rep. Cardenas posted the following to Facebook: "Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide by a vote of 405-11.
I'm proud to stand with the Armenian-American community and to have been a cosponsor of this resolution -- which I've cosponsored every Congress since taking the oath of office in 2013. Thank you to everyone who called their representatives and lobbied to get this done."
View the Facebook post here. 10/30/19 - Rep. Cárdenas tweeted "Yesterday, the US House of Rep. passed a resolution recognizing the #ArmenianGenocide by a vote of 405-11. Proud to have been a cosponsor of this resolution, which I've cosponsored every Congress since being elected in 2012. Thank you to everyone who worked to get this done."
View the tweet here. 04/24/19 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "Today marks the 104th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide, an atrocity during which 1.5 million ethnic Armenians were murdered by the Ottoman Empire."
View the tweet here. 04/24/19 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "This Congress, I was proud to be an original cosponsor of the Armenian Genocide resolution recognizing and condemning the genocide."
View the tweet here. 04/24/19 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "The U.S. government has a moral obligation to the victims of this genocide to speak the truth, and we cannot yield to pressure from Turkey and allow that truth to be distorted."
View the tweet here. 04/24/19 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "I will continue to use my voice in Congress to call for strong international recognition of the facts of the Armenian Genocide and to celebrate the strength and tenacity of the Armenian diaspora here in the San Fernando Valley, and around the world."
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