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OVER 20 U.S. REPRESENTATIVES SUPPORT AID FOR ARMENIA, ARTSAKH, JAVAKHK AND AT-RISK MIDDLE EAST ARMENIANS
12:02, 23 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENPRESS: 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,
the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) informed Armenpress.
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 Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
-Language calling for the participation of Nagorno Karabakh leaders
in the OSCE Minsk Group negotiations"
"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."
12:02, 23 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENPRESS: 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,
the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) informed Armenpress.
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 Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
-Language calling for the participation of Nagorno Karabakh leaders
in the OSCE Minsk Group negotiations"
"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."