Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos is calling on Canada to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh and “immediately condemn the joint Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression” against the breakaway Armenian-populated region in the South Caucasus.
In a motion presented in the Senate on Tuesday, Housakos called upon the federal government to “recognize the Republic of Artsakh’s inalienable right to self-determination and, in light of the increased escalation and continued targeting of innocent Armenian civilians, recognize the independence of the Republic of Artsakh.” (Nagorno-Karabakh is also…