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US lawmakers call for report on Azerbaijan’s activities in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020

The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) strongly supports several key amendments to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), as well as a bipartisan letter spearheaded by Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) along with Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), the Assembly reported.

With the full House of Representatives expected to consider the FY23 NDAA as early as next week, several key amendments were submitted to the House Committee on Rules today by Rules Committee Chairman James McGovern (D-MA), along with Representatives Tony Cardenas (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Jackie Speier (D-CA).

Chairman James McGovern’s amendment modifies reports to Congress under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to include actions taken to (1) address underlying causes of the sanctioned conduct, and to (2) pursue judicial accountability in appropriate jurisdictions for sanctioned individuals or entities.

Rep. Tony Cardenas’ bipartisan amendment, supported by Reps. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), David Valadao (R-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Andy Levin (D-MI), and Judy Chu (D-CA), calls for the creation of a report on Azerbaijan’s activities in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 to be submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of State.

Rep. Debbie Dingell’s amendment requires a report within 90 days of enactment that contains an evaluation of the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, as well as the impact of the deficit of wheat imports to the country due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A bipartisan amendment by Rep. Pallone, cosponsored by Reps. David Valadao, Jackie Speier, Zoe Lofgren, Dina Titus (D-NV), David Cicilline (D-RI), Judy Chu, Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Adam Schiff, Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Connie Conway (R-CA), prohibits U.S. Department of Defense funding to Azerbaijan under the Section 333 Building Partner Capacity program.

A bipartisan amendment offered by Rep. Adam Schiff demands that Azerbaijan release all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians still detained in the aftermath of the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh. This amendment is cosponsored by Reps. Frank Pallone, Jackie Speier, Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jim Costa, Tony Cardenas, Don Beyer (D-VA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Raja Krishnamoorthi, Gus Bilirakis, and Katherine Clark (D-MA).

Rep. Jackie Speier offered two amendments to the NDAA. The first is an amendment prohibiting U.S. security assistance from being transferred to the defense or security forces of the government of Azerbaijan, while the second is an amendment that would require detailed reporting and accountability for any assistance provided to Azerbaijan under the waiver provisions of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act, including an “assessment of Azerbaijan’s use of offensive force against Armenia or violations of Armenian sovereign territory from November 11, 2020.” Both amendments are supported by Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Judy Chu (D-CA).

In addition to the aforementioned amendments, the Armenian Assembly of America strongly supports a bipartisan letter addressed to President Biden opposing the potential sale of next generation F-16 fighter jets and F-16 upgrade kits to Turkey. The letter states, in part, that Erdogan’s “regime has repeatedly used its military power to destabilize the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, South Caucasus, and North Africa for years.” The letter further highlights that “Turkish and Turkish-backed forces have utilized American-made weaponry and components during these incursions to commit war crimes, including purposefully bombing civilian targets like hospitals and schools in Iraq, Syria, and Nagorno Karabakh. They have also been used repeatedly to violate the sovereign territory of NATO allies and partners like Greece and Cyprus.”

"The Armenian Assembly strongly supports these timely amendments as well as the bipartisan letter opposing the potential sale of F-16s to Turkey," stated Congressional Relations Director Mariam Khaloyan. "Also, given Aliyev's aggressive rhetoric constantly threatening Armenia, and Azeri forces deliberately disrupting the lives and livelihoods of the Armenian population in border areas and in Artsakh, it is critically important to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its laundry list of human rights violations," Khaloyan added.



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