The co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to exert maximum pressure on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to end the blockade of Artsakh, before the current crisis there becomes catastrophic. This was announced by the Armenian National Committee of America.
As the congressmen noted, it is necessary for the Biden administration to exert maximum pressure to halt all forms of military support to Azerbaijan, impose sanctions on the Azerbaijani leadership for ongoing war crimes, and deliver immediate humanitarian aid by air to the people of Artsakh.
In a letter addressed to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power, the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, Frank Pallone, Gus Bilirakis, Adam Schiff, David Valadao, as well as Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, wrote: “The current international strategy of opening the Lachin corridor is simply not working. Aliyev’s regime is taking deliberate steps to remove the Armenian population from Artsakh and deprive them of the opportunity to live freely in the land of their ancestors. This is a clear sign of ethnic cleansing that must not be ignored.”
The congressmen also noted that the United States should consider all available options for delivering humanitarian aid to Artsakh, including the delivery of cargo by air.
