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ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian Calls on Legislators to Roll Back Section 907 Waiver; Cut off all U.S. Military aid to Azerbaijan WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America Chairman Raffi Hamparian – in individual letters sent to more than one hundred U.S. Representatives – voiced the Armenian American community’s deep disappointment over a severely flawed State Department response to Members of Congress that failed to address or even mention six substantive policy priorities raised by Members of Congress regarding Armenia and Artsakh. In February, over 100 U.S. House members joi...

Congressional leaders call on Biden to halt support to Azerbaijan Congressional Armenian Caucus letter Calls for Overhaul of Section 907 Waiver Process; Immediate Termination of All U.S. Military or Security Aid to Azerbaijan WASHINGTON—Congressman David G. Valadao (R-CA) is leading the Armenian Caucus the most recent drive to freeze existing U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan and block any future aid that contributes directly or indirectly to Azerbaijan’s military operations, activities, or capabilities, reported the Armenian National Committee of America. In a memo circulated to Con...

Administration Letter Unresponsive to Six Bipartisan Congressional Policy Priorities WASHINGTON—The State Department’s response to a detailed Armenian Caucus letter was unresponsive to six specific policy priorities raised by over 100 Congressional signatories – failing to address or even mention the plight of over 200 Armenian prisoners of war still being held, abused, and killed by the government of Azerbaijan, reported the Armenian National Committee of America. The May 6 State Department letter, signed by Naz Durakoglu, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, c...

65 members of Congress call for $100,000 U.S. aid to Armenia, Artsakh ANCA Welcomes Congressional Armenian Caucus Efforts to “directly aid the Armenian people of Nagorno Karabakh to recover and rebuild from the devastating fall 2020 war” WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of more than 65 U.S. House members joined in the Congressional Armenian Caucus request for the House Appropriations to allocate over $100 million in U.S. aid to Armenia and Artsakh following Turkey and Azerbaijan’s devastating attacks last year, a key policy priority of the Armenian National Committee of America. U.S. Rep...

Congressional leaders call for $100 million in aid for Armenia, Artsakh ANCA launches anca.org/aidletter action platform encouraging U.S. House Members to cosign the FY2022 Armenian Caucus Foreign Aid Letter WASHINGTON—The Congressional Armenian Caucus is calling for over $100 million in U.S. aid to Armenia and Artsakh following Turkey and Azerbaijan’s devastating attacks last year, as House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Ranking Member Hal Rogers (R-KY) begin crafting the FY2022 Foreign Aid Bill, reported the Armenian National Commit...