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ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA DELIVERS NEW FACT SHEET ON AZERBAIJAN
July 25, 2013 - 11:46 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Throughout this year, the Armenian Assembly of
America (Assembly) has taken steps to address a serious concern of
the Armenian-American community: the ongoing threats against Armenians
by Azerbaijan.
As Congress looks to approve U.S. foreign aid priorities this week,
the Assembly visited over 125 Members of Congress and hand-delivered
the new 2013 Assembly Press Kit outlining funding priorities for
Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, including the Assembly's new FACT SHEET
on Azerbaijan.
Earlier this month, reports surfaced that Azerbaijan had once again
violated the ceasefire agreement along the line of contact some 200
times. These relentless attacks on Armenian civilians, some targeting
a kindergarten school, illustrates the growing hostility of the Aliyev
regime, and coupled with its bellicose rhetoric, raises the specter
of a new war in the South Caucasus.
On the heels of the cross border attacks, it was announced that
Azerbaijan had begun receiving over $1 billion in new weapons and
armaments from Russia.
Therefore, it was timely that a few days later, the Commission on
Security & Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) held
a briefing entitled "Troubled Partner: Growing Authoritarianism in
Azerbaijan." There, the Assembly provided key testimony highlighting
the litany of examples of Azerbaijan's authoritarian regime, including
but not limited to its suppression of basic freedoms, attacks on
journalists, destruction of the centuries-old Armenian cemetery
in Julfa, Nakhichevan, intransigence in the Nagorno Karabakh peace
process, interference in the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process,
and massive military expenditures totaling over $6 billion dollars
for FY2011-FY2012.
"The Assembly remains deeply troubled by Azerbaijan's intransigence
and ongoing threats against America's ally Armenia," stated Assembly
Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.
July 25, 2013 - 11:46 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Throughout this year, the Armenian Assembly of
America (Assembly) has taken steps to address a serious concern of
the Armenian-American community: the ongoing threats against Armenians
by Azerbaijan.
As Congress looks to approve U.S. foreign aid priorities this week,
the Assembly visited over 125 Members of Congress and hand-delivered
the new 2013 Assembly Press Kit outlining funding priorities for
Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, including the Assembly's new FACT SHEET
on Azerbaijan.
Earlier this month, reports surfaced that Azerbaijan had once again
violated the ceasefire agreement along the line of contact some 200
times. These relentless attacks on Armenian civilians, some targeting
a kindergarten school, illustrates the growing hostility of the Aliyev
regime, and coupled with its bellicose rhetoric, raises the specter
of a new war in the South Caucasus.
On the heels of the cross border attacks, it was announced that
Azerbaijan had begun receiving over $1 billion in new weapons and
armaments from Russia.
Therefore, it was timely that a few days later, the Commission on
Security & Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) held
a briefing entitled "Troubled Partner: Growing Authoritarianism in
Azerbaijan." There, the Assembly provided key testimony highlighting
the litany of examples of Azerbaijan's authoritarian regime, including
but not limited to its suppression of basic freedoms, attacks on
journalists, destruction of the centuries-old Armenian cemetery
in Julfa, Nakhichevan, intransigence in the Nagorno Karabakh peace
process, interference in the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process,
and massive military expenditures totaling over $6 billion dollars
for FY2011-FY2012.
"The Assembly remains deeply troubled by Azerbaijan's intransigence
and ongoing threats against America's ally Armenia," stated Assembly
Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.