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ANCA Rapid Responder Letter: Azerbaijan Breaks Ceasefire

Letter to President Trump

I am writing to urge you to publicly condemn Azerbaijan’s renewed attacks against Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), cut all military aid to Azerbaijan, prioritize the security of Armenia and Artsakh, and provide an emergency $250 million humanitarian assistance package to safely and sustainably return Armenian refugees to their homes in Artsakh.

On December 11th, Azerbaijani forces attacked Artsakh’s southern Hadrut region, injuring three Armenian soldiers. This first break in the disastrous November 9th Russia-brokered cease-fire between Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Artsakh came just one day after Azerbaijani President Aliyev claimed Armenia’s capital Yerevan, as well as its Sevan and the Sunik regions, as historic Azerbaijani territory. It was also timed with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ visit to Baku, held on Saturday, December 12th, during which President Aliyev issued a mocking rebuke of ongoing U.S. and international efforts to secure Artsakh peace.

The intentions of Azerbaijan – and its enabler Turkey –are abundantly clear: To continue their aggression against Armenia and Artsakh with the ultimate goal of the destruction of the first Christian nation.

The U.S. must take immediate steps to stop Aliyev and Erdogan’s genocidal plans by:

— Delivering $250 million in humanitarian & development aid to Artsakh
— Securing the release of all Armenian prisoners of war and captives
— Recognizing Artsakh independence
— Banning arms sales to Turkey and Azerbaijan
— Stopping the military and security aid program to Baku
— Enforcing Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act
— Imposing Magnitsky sanctions on Erdogan and Aliyev
— Investigating evidence of Azerbaijani war crimes
— Punishing Turkish Arms Export Control law violations
— Removing barriers to U.S.-Artsakh travel and contacts

Thank you for your attention to these requests for immediate action on each of these ten policy priorities.


Letter to President-Elect Biden

I am writing to urge you to publicly condemn Azerbaijan’s renewed attacks against Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and then announce that your incoming Administration will cut all military aid to Azerbaijan, prioritize the security of Armenia and Artsakh, and provide an emergency $250 million humanitarian assistance package to safely and sustainably return Armenian refugees to their homes in Artsakh.

On December 11th, Azerbaijani forces attacked Artsakh’s southern Hadrut region, injuring three Armenian soldiers. This first break in the disastrous November 9th Russia-brokered cease-fire between Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Artsakh comes just one day after Azerbaijani President Aliyev claimed Armenia’s capital Yerevan, as well as its Sevan and the Sunik regions, as historic Azerbaijani territory. It was also timed with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ visit to Baku, held on Saturday, December 12th, during which President Aliyev issued a mocking rebuke of ongoing U.S. and international efforts to secure Artsakh peace.

The intentions of Azerbaijan – and its enabler Turkey – are abundantly clear: To continue their aggression against Armenia and Artsakh with the ultimate goal of the destruction of the first Christian nation.

The U.S. must take immediate steps to stop Aliyev and Erdogan’s genocidal plans by:

— Delivering $250 million in humanitarian & development aid to Artsakh
— Securing the release of all Armenian prisoners of war and captives
— Recognizing Artsakh independence
— Banning arms sales to Turkey and Azerbaijan
— Stopping the military and security aid program to Baku
— Enforcing Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act
— Imposing Magnitsky sanctions on Erdogan and Aliyev
— Investigating evidence of Azerbaijani war crimes
— Punishing Turkish Arms Export Control law violations
— Removing barriers to U.S.-Artsakh travel and contacts

Thank you for your attention to these requests for immediate action on each of these ten policy priorities.


Congressional letter:

I am writing to urge you to condemn Azerbaijan’s renewed attacks against Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), and to call on President Trump and President-Elect Biden to cut all military aid to Azerbaijan, take concrete steps to ensure the safety and security of Armenia and Artsakh, and provide an emergency $250 million humanitarian assistance package to safely and sustainably return Armenian refugees to their homes in Artsakh.

On December 11th, Azerbaijani forces attacked Artsakh’s southern Hadrut region, injuring three Armenian soldiers. This first break in the disastrous November 9th Russia-brokered cease-fire between Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Artsakh comes just one day after Azerbaijani President Aliyev claimed Armenia’s capital Yerevan, as well as its Sevan and the Sunik regions as historic Azerbaijani territory. It was also timed with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ visit to Baku, held on Saturday, December 12th, during which President Aliyev issued a mocking rebuke of ongoing U.S. and international efforts to secure Artsakh peace.

The intentions of Azerbaijan – and its enabler Turkey – are abundantly clear: To continue their aggression against Armenia and Artsakh with the ultimate goal of the destruction of the first Christian nation.

The U.S. must take immediate steps to stop Aliyev and Erdogan’s genocidal plans by:

— Delivering $250 million in humanitarian & development aid to Artsakh
— Securing the release of all Armenian prisoners of war and captives
— Recognizing Artsakh independence
— Banning arms sales to Turkey and Azerbaijan
— Stopping the military and security aid program to Baku
— Enforcing Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act
— Imposing Magnitsky sanctions on Erdogan and Aliyev
— Investigating evidence of Azerbaijani war crimes
— Punishing Turkish Arms Export Control law violations
— Removing barriers to U.S.-Artsakh travel and contacts

Thank you for your attention to these requests for immediate action on each of these ten policy priorities.

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