Hawaii House of Representatives head apologizes to Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 1 Trend: Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives has apologized to Azerbaijan for the resolution adopted by the House, said Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Los Angeles Apr. 1. Joseph M. Souki, the Hawaii House of Representatives speaker signed a memorandum expressing regret over the resolution adopted March 29 on the unrecognized regime created in Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region and apologized to the Azerbaijani government and people. In the memorandum, which was sent to Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Los Angeles, Souki notes that whereas every resolution involving foreign affairs should be sent to a committee to receive public input, the said resolution didn’t have a chance to be vetted by the Committee process before action was taken on it. Story still developing Follow us on Twitter @TRENDNewsAgency