YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, ARMENPERSS. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) continues to press for a strong Congressional response to Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenia – welcoming more than two dozen U.S. House and eight U.S. Senate condemnations, a powerful Armenian Caucus call to hold Aliyev accountable, and the upcoming introduction by Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) of a resolution calling for a stop to all U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan, ANCA reports.

In a statement issued on September 13 on Azerbaijan’s latest attacks on Armenia, the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Jackie Speier (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), and Adam Schiff stated: “We strongly condemn the escalation of hostilities by Azerbaijani forces in southern Armenia. Yet again, President Aliyev is employing the same deadly attacks on sovereign Armenian territory to seek justification for his continued hostility and assaults since the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War and to force Armenia to capitulate to his unreasonable territorial demands. World leaders should not stand idly by and make false equivocations between the two sides. There is only one aggressor in this conflict that must be stopped. We urge the Biden Administration to take immediate action to halt Azerbaijan’s aggressions and finally hold Aliyev accountable for his destabilizing actions.”

Congressman Adam Schiff, who chairs the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has announced that he will soon introduce a resolution in the U.S. House “calling for Azerbaijan to immediately cease their attacks on Armenia and Artsakh, underscoring the importance of Armenia’s sovereignty, and demanding a full prohibition on U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan.” Rep. Schiff stressed, “this latest violence cannot go unanswered – because until America truly demonstrates its support for the Armenian people, more innocent blood will be spilt.” Similar legislation is being considered on the Senate side as well.

“We’re gratified by the growing wave of bipartisan Congressional outrage over Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenia,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian, “We’re working to translate this energy into timely adoption of the Schiff Resolution and a complete statutory cut-off U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan.”

The ANCA has issued a nationwide call to action – anca.org/907 – calling on President Biden and Congress to: 1) condemn Azerbaijan’s latest attack against Armenia; 2) zero-out all appropriations or authorizations of U.S. aid to Azerbaijan; 3) enact statutory restrictions on U.S. military aid to Baku; and 4) strike or significantly tighten the waiver provision of Section 907.