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U.S. REPRESENTATIVES SUPPORT AID FOR ARMENIA, ARTSAKH, JAVAKHK AND AT-RISK MIDDLE EAST ARMENIANS
12:25 23.04.2013
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairmen Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and
Michael Grimm (R-NY) were joined by over twenty of their colleagues in
calling on leading House foreign aid appropriators to increase aid to
Armenia, expand assistance for Nagorno Karabakh, target allocations
for Javakhk, and support refugee resettlement funding for displaced
Christian Armenian populations in the Middle East, as they advance
the Fiscal Year 2014 foreign aid bill, reported the Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA).
"All friends of Armenia join in expressing our appreciation to each and
every legislator supporting this initiative to advance our interests
and values in a vitally important region of the world," said Aram
Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "We look forward to working
in partnership with these friends, and others, as we continue to
support Armenia's growth, Artsakh's security, Javakhk's development,
and the welfare of at-risk Armenians and other Christians in the
Middle East."
In a letter sent today to the leadership of the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations, Chairwoman Kay Granger
(R-TX) and Ranking Democrat Nita Lowey (D-NY), a bipartisan group of
legislators made the case for supporting the U.S.-Armenia strategic
relationship through economic development and security assistance.
Their key requests were as follows:
- At least $5 million in U.S. humanitarian and developmental aid to
Nagorno Karabakh.
- At least 10% of U.S. assistance to Georgia to be earmarked for job
creation programs in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of that country.
- At least $50 million in U.S. economic aid to Armenia.
- Funds for humanitarian and resettlement assistance specifically
targeted to Armenian and other Christian populations as well as other
minority communities affected by the recent unrest in the Middle East.
- Language strengthening Section 907 restrictions on U.S. aid to
Azerbaijan.
- Removal of barriers to contact and communication with representatives
of the NagornoKarabakhRepublic.
- Language calling for the participation of Nagorno Karabakh leaders
in the OSCE Minsk Group negotiations
Joining Congressmen Pallone and Grimm as signatories were
Representatives: Bruce Braley (D-IA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline
(D-RI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Crowley (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA),
Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Barbara
Lee (D-CA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Ed Markey
(D-MA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Gary Peters
(D-MI), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky
(D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA)
and Henry Waxman (D-CA).
The letter comes just weeks after President Obama released his FY
2014 budget which included a 38% cut in Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14)
economic aid to Armenia, a proposal that, if approved by Congress,
would reduce U.S. assistance to Armenia to its lowest level since
the 1988 earthquake.
The President's proposal of $24,719,000 in Economic Support Funds for
Armenia was dramatically less than last year's actual economic aid
allocation of $40 million, and less than half the $50 million in FY14
aid requested earlier this year in an Armenian Caucus letter and ANCA
Congressional testimony. The White House's proposal did, however,
maintain parity in terms of appropriated military aid to Armenia
and Azerbaijan, with International Military Education and Training
(IMET) assistance set at $600,000 and Foreign Military Financing
(FMF) set at $2,700,000.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/23/u-s-representatives-support-aid-for-armenia-artsakh-javakhk-and-at-risk-middle-east-armenians/
From: Baghdasarian
12:25 23.04.2013
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairmen Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and
Michael Grimm (R-NY) were joined by over twenty of their colleagues in
calling on leading House foreign aid appropriators to increase aid to
Armenia, expand assistance for Nagorno Karabakh, target allocations
for Javakhk, and support refugee resettlement funding for displaced
Christian Armenian populations in the Middle East, as they advance
the Fiscal Year 2014 foreign aid bill, reported the Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA).
"All friends of Armenia join in expressing our appreciation to each and
every legislator supporting this initiative to advance our interests
and values in a vitally important region of the world," said Aram
Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "We look forward to working
in partnership with these friends, and others, as we continue to
support Armenia's growth, Artsakh's security, Javakhk's development,
and the welfare of at-risk Armenians and other Christians in the
Middle East."
In a letter sent today to the leadership of the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations, Chairwoman Kay Granger
(R-TX) and Ranking Democrat Nita Lowey (D-NY), a bipartisan group of
legislators made the case for supporting the U.S.-Armenia strategic
relationship through economic development and security assistance.
Their key requests were as follows:
- At least $5 million in U.S. humanitarian and developmental aid to
Nagorno Karabakh.
- At least 10% of U.S. assistance to Georgia to be earmarked for job
creation programs in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of that country.
- At least $50 million in U.S. economic aid to Armenia.
- Funds for humanitarian and resettlement assistance specifically
targeted to Armenian and other Christian populations as well as other
minority communities affected by the recent unrest in the Middle East.
- Language strengthening Section 907 restrictions on U.S. aid to
Azerbaijan.
- Removal of barriers to contact and communication with representatives
of the NagornoKarabakhRepublic.
- Language calling for the participation of Nagorno Karabakh leaders
in the OSCE Minsk Group negotiations
Joining Congressmen Pallone and Grimm as signatories were
Representatives: Bruce Braley (D-IA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline
(D-RI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Crowley (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA),
Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Barbara
Lee (D-CA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Ed Markey
(D-MA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Gary Peters
(D-MI), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky
(D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA)
and Henry Waxman (D-CA).
The letter comes just weeks after President Obama released his FY
2014 budget which included a 38% cut in Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14)
economic aid to Armenia, a proposal that, if approved by Congress,
would reduce U.S. assistance to Armenia to its lowest level since
the 1988 earthquake.
The President's proposal of $24,719,000 in Economic Support Funds for
Armenia was dramatically less than last year's actual economic aid
allocation of $40 million, and less than half the $50 million in FY14
aid requested earlier this year in an Armenian Caucus letter and ANCA
Congressional testimony. The White House's proposal did, however,
maintain parity in terms of appropriated military aid to Armenia
and Azerbaijan, with International Military Education and Training
(IMET) assistance set at $600,000 and Foreign Military Financing
(FMF) set at $2,700,000.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/23/u-s-representatives-support-aid-for-armenia-artsakh-javakhk-and-at-risk-middle-east-armenians/
From: Baghdasarian