ANCA Welcomes Senate efforts to Condemn Azerbaijani Aggression against Armenia and Artsakh

WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and senior member Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation today condemning Azerbaijan’s recent unprovoked attack on Armenia, calling for the immediate end to U.S. security assistance to Azerbaijan, urging the release of Armenian POWs, and exploring sanctions against Azerbaijan for war crimes. The resolution also urges Azerbaijan to respect the territorial integrity of Armenia and send robust U (more...)

-- ANCA Calls for Immediate Passage of both Speier Resolution and Rep. Schiff’s H.Res.1351

WASHINGTON, DC – Just a week after her participation in a historic Congressional delegation visit to Armenia, led by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Jackie Speier (D-CA) has introduced legislation condemning Azerbaijan’s war crimes against Armenia and Artsakh, calling on the U.S. to explore sanctions and petition international tribunals to carry out appropriate investigations and sanctions. (more...)

-- Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Urges Biden Administration to Stand with Armenian people Against Azerbaijan’s Authoritarian Assault

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, citing Azerbaijan’s most recent attacks on Armenia, called on the Biden Administration to “halt all security assistance to Azerbaijan and review all assistance programs to the country." (more...)

-- Joined by Senators Cory Booker (NJ), Alex Padilla (CA), Jackie Rosen (NV), Bernie Sanders (VT), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Ron Wyden (OR)

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter, cosigned by seven of his colleagues, calling on the Pentagon and State Department to cease providing Azerbaijan with “United States security assistance as it continues to attack Armenia and ethnic Armenians.” (more...)

-- Headlines Standing-Room-Only Capitol Hill Gathering of Congressional, Community, and Coalition Leaders

WASHINGTON, DC – Artsakh Foreign Minister David Babayan affirmed the resiliency and resolve of the Artsakh Republic’s indigenous Armenian population – defending their right to liberty and security – in powerful remarks offered to a capacity crowd of Congressional leaders and community members gathered at the U.S. Capitol (more...)

-- Minister Davit Babayan’s Wilson House address underscores President Wilson’s devotion to democratic self-determination

WASHINGTON, DC - Artsakh Republic Foreign Minister Davit Babayan, in an address that spoke to global diasporan and diplomatic support for Artsakh’s security and sovereignty, invoked the legacy of President Woodrow Wilson and his concern for “the fate of small nations – nations under the threat of extermination.” (more...)

-- ANCA Issues National Call to Action to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Aliyev’s Aggression

WASHINGTON, DC – Just hours after the Azerbaijani government launched a heavy artillery attack on Armenian military and civilian sites, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and leaders of the Congressional Armenian Caucus issued powerful rebukes against President Aliyev’s aggression and demanded an end to U.S. military aid to the brutal dictator.

“The rapid Congressional condemnation of Azerbaijan's attack on Armenia needs to be followed by the immediate (more...)

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) were joined by a bi-partisan group of over 45 Members of Congress in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power to “take immediate steps dedicating significant resources” to support the at-risk Armenian population of Artsakh, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

“Our American blockade on U.S. humanitarian aid to Artsakh – as a practical matter – e (more...)

ANCA-HALC Tweet Educates Voters about Dangers of Oz Senate Candidacy

WASHINGTON, DC – A hard-hitting video – posted by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) – has been viewed over 1,000,000 times in its first 48 hours online – educating the American public and Pennsylvania voters about the dangers of Dr. Mehmet Oz’s controversial candidacy for an open Senate seat from the Keystone State. (more...)