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US Representatives call on President Biden to condemn Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians
... Chris Smith introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh and urging the Biden Administration to take immediate action to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its genocidal aggression, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) on Friday. “The Azerbaijani assault on Nagorno-Karabakh last year brought about the destruction of the ethnic Armenian ... ... home for centuries. Azerbaijan’s actions meet every definition of ethnic cleansing and must be condemned as such,” said Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. “Our resolution establishes a clear record of the atrocities perpetrated against the Armenian people ...
06/28/2024EU and US to provide additional assistance to Armenia to help it diversify trade and strengthen economic resilience
... (CEPA). In order to boost reforms and enhance cooperation in all areas, the EU and Armenia will make headway on the new EU-Armenia Partnership Agenda. The United States is committed to helping Armenia and PM Pashinyan carry out envisioned reforms. The Biden Administration, working with the U.S. Congress, plans to provide over $65 million in fiscal year 2023 development assistance to Armenia. The European Union and the United States welcomed Armenia’s commitment to improved connectivity with the outside world, including the Crossroads of Peace ...
04/05/2024ANCA: over 200,000 letters from pro-Artsakh advocates reach President Biden,
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) said it ramped up pressure on the Biden Administration and Congress this week, issuing a nationwide call to action in support of a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding Azerbaijan lift its genocidal blockade of Artsakh’s indigenous Christian population. YEREVAN, August 24. /ARKA/. The Armenian ...
08/24/2023ANCA: sixty-nine U.S. Representatives from 18 States Seek Termination of U.S. Military Aid to Azerbaijan
... Barbara Lee, who have already begun drafting the U.S. House version of the Fiscal Year 2024 foreign aid bill. “Continued U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan represents a free pass for Azerbaijani aggression, a greenlight for Azerbaijani escalation,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “It should have stopped on day one with President Biden, who entered office as a sharp critic of arming and aiding Aliyev. But, if our President won’t do what’s right, Congress needs to act.” The letter includes the following budgetary requests: — $100 million for security, economic, governance, and rule of law assistance to Armenia — $50 million for Artsakh to provide a comprehensive assistance strategy and support ...
03/24/2023U.S. Congressional letter calls out Biden appointee for reckless statement ruling out sanctions against Azerbaijan
U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff is collecting signatures on a U.S. House letter calling out ... ... in their indigenous Artsakh homeland, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) reported. YEREVAN, March 21, /ARKA/. U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff is collecting... ... first public move, signals American weakness, confirming for Ilham Aliyev that the Biden Administration won’t back its anti-blockade talk with concrete action.” “When...
03/21/2023Armenian Caucus leaders urge Biden Administration to consider emergency airlift, Azerbaijan sanctions to end Artsakh blockade
... urged Biden Administration officials to “use maximum pressure on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev” to lift the Artsakh blockade “before the current humanitarian crisis becomes catastrophic,” reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). YEREVAN, January 19. /ARKA/. As Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh entered its 38th day, U.S. Congressional Armenian Caucus leaders urged Biden Administration officials to “use maximum pressure on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev” to lift the Artsakh blockade “before the current humanitarian crisis becomes catastrophic,” reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)....
01/19/2023U.S. Congressmen call on Biden Administration to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan
... U.S. action in response to Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh, a bipartisan reaffirmation of demands to stop U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan and restart humanitarian assistance to the Armenians of Artsakh, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) reported. YEREVAN, December 17, /ARKA/. A powerfully worded U.S. Congressional letter to President Joe Biden, spearheaded by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), called for decisive U.S. action in response to Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh, a bipartisan reaffirmation of demands to stop U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan and restart humanitarian assistance ...
12/17/2022ANCA calls on Congress to halt military aid to Azerbaijan, expand aid to Artsakh and Armenia
... Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan outlined the Armenian National Committee of America’s (ANCA) policy priorities in testimony submitted April 26 to the U.S. House panel drafting... ... of Artsakh and amid Baku’s ongoing occupation of sovereign Armenian territory, the Congress should hold the Aliyev regime accountable by cutting off all U.S. military... ... face of escalating Turkish and Azerbaijani threats. Earlier it was reported that the Biden administration's draft state budget for 2023 fiscal year proposes reducing aid...
04/27/2022White House calls for $24 million in US assistance to Armenia; no figure for Artsakh aid
... programs. According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released in March, Azerbaijan has received over $164 million in U.S. aid under the Section 333 account, the impact of which the Departments of State and Defense failed to disclose to Congress, as required by Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act. The ANCA has called on the Biden Administration to enforce Section 907 restrictions on US aid to Azerbaijan in its fullest capacity. -0-
03/29/2022US closes its airspace for Russian flights
The US authorities are closing the country’s airspace for Russian aircraft, US President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address to the US Congress on Tuesday. YEREVAN, March 2, /ARKA/. The US authorities are closing the country’s airspace for Russian aircraft, US President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address to the US Congress on Tuesday, TASS reported. “Tonight,...
03/02/2022Over 50 U.S. Representatives Tell Biden Administration to Stop Sale of F-16s to Turkey
... Ambassador in DC will smooth over the fundamental policy differences that led to Turkey being denied advanced American weapons. Congress is right in demanding a change of substance, not merely of style.” ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian concurred. “The very same interest-based arguments – in fact the very same U.S. sanctions ... ... separate letter led by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and cosigned by 10 House colleagues last October also urged President Biden and Secretary Blinken to refuse Turkey’s request. “As long as President Erdogan advances his expansionist project in ...
02/05/2022Final US 2022 defense bill calls for immediate release of all POWs
... security with $740 billion designated for the Department of Defense — which was $25 billion more for the Pentagon than President Biden had requested. YEREVAN, December 8, /ARKA/. The United States House on Monday night approved the 2022 annual defense Bill ... ... 2020 trilateral statement "including the detention of prisoners of war." The Bill also states that it is the sense of Congress that (1) the November 9th trilateral statement and obligations under international law be adhered to; (2) the importance ...
12/08/2021Azerbaijan and Turkey desecrate religious sites relative to Armenian people, says US Commission on International Religious Freedom
... International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), reported the Armenian Assembly of America "Our promise to the world is that the Biden-Harris Administration will protect religious freedom around the world and combat all forms of religious discrimination," ... ... tolerating severe violations of religious freedom pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), and for the U.S. Congress to hold public hearings to investigate Azerbaijan's religious freedom and broader human rights abuses. Key findings in ...
05/13/2021Recognition and condemnation of Armenian Genocide is important for physical security of Armenian people- foreign minister
In comments on US President Joe Biden's official recognition of the Armenian Genocide, as well as on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's announcement that ... ... Vatican, Czech Republic, Denmark, Portugal, as well as the interim government of Libya, 49 states and both houses of the US Congress, Syria, European Parliament, World Council of Churches .-- 0-
04/26/2021Pashinyan: U.S. official recognition of Armenian genocide is powerful step on way to acknowledging truth and historical justice
On the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a letter to President Joe Biden of the United States of America, expressing gratitude for the official recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide.... ... By making special mention of the resolutions on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide passed by the two houses of the U.S. Congress in 2019, I wish to state that your message brought to completion the process of recognizing the Armenian Genocide in ...
04/25/2021Biden Tells Erdogan He’ll Brand Armenian Massacres as Genocide
President Joe Biden told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday that he intends to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians as a ... ... unprecedented sanctions against a NATO member. In 2018, Erdogan’s military campaign in northern Syria against Kurdish-held areas irked congressional leaders. Turkey, which joined the alliance in 1952, has been a key U.S. strategic partner in the region, providing ...
04/24/2021Ruben Vardanyan on possible recognition of Armenian Genocide by Joe Biden
... and entrepreneur Ruben Vardanyan commented on the likelihood of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by US President Joe Biden and its possible consequences. YEREVAN, April 23. /ARKA/. In an interview with independent Russian TV channel Dozhd ... ... Vatican, Czech Republic, Denmark, Portugal, as well as the interim government of Libya, 49 states and both houses of the US Congress, Syria, European Parliament, World Council of Churches .-- 0- -
04/23/2021Americans Send Over 1 Million Messages To White House and Congress on Armenian Genocide
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) said it has rallied Armenian Americans from all 50 states to send over 1,000,000 messages to the White House and Congress over the past several months – generating powerful momentum for President Biden to speak truthfully about the Armenian Genocide this April. YEREVAN, April 15 /ARKA/. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) said it has rallied Armenian Americans from all 50 states to send over 1,000,000 messages to the White House ...
04/15/2021ANCA seeks $5 million in aid to NKR; zero military aid to Azerbaijan
... Tax Treaty – to expand U.S.-Armenia economic cooperation.” Earlier this year, the ANCA’s Kate Nahapetian testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee, outlining... ... the Armenian American community’s foreign aid priorities. In February, the Obama-Biden Administration released its FY2016 budget which calls for yet another reduction... ... in Economic Support Funds for Armenia in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 would, if approved by Congress, represent a record low in such aid since Armenia’s independence. The White...
06/02/2015Obama suggests axing financial aid to Armenia to record-low $24.7 mln, ANCA says
... record-high 38% cut in US financial assistance to Armenia for 2014. If the Congress passes this Fiscal 2014 Foreign Aid Bill, next year Armenia will receive the lowest financial aid since the 1988 earthquake, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) told Novosti-Armenia. YEREVAN, April 11. /ARKA/. Obama-Biden administration proposed Thursday a record-high 38% cut in US financial assistance to Armenia for 2014. If the Congress passes this Fiscal 2014 Foreign Aid Bill, next year Armenia will receive the lowest financial aid since the 1988 earthquake, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) told Novosti-Armenia. According to the report, $24,719,000 proposed by ...
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