ArmInfo. U.S. Congressional leaders, community activists and coalition partners will gather on Capitol Hill on September 19 for a program dedicated to holding Azerbaijan accountable for its 2020-23 genocide of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
This is reported by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). The participants of the event will call on the global community to support the safe return of indigenous Armenians under a global mandate and international protection. The event, which will start at 6:00 p.m. on September 19th, marks the first anniversary of Azerbaijan's brutal September 19-20, 2023 military offensive against Artsakh, which culminated - after ten months of blockade - in the genocidal ethnic cleansing of over 120,000 ethnic Armenians from their historic homeland.
"We are gathering from across America in Washington to hold Azerbaijan accountable - via a statutory prohibition on military aid and the enforcement of sanctions against Aliyev's genocidal regime," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "The United States can and must "reverse" this genocide by leading a UN Security Council resolution establishing a mandate for the return of Artsakh's indigenous Armenians under international protection." "The program will feature remarks by U.S. Senators and Representatives, underscoring the critical importance of U.S. leadership. The Capitol Hill program will cap a two day advocacy "fly-in" organized by the ANCA Eastern and Western regions, bringing chapter leaders and activists from across the U.S to the nation's capital to advance a broad array of measures to secure justice for Azerbaijan's genocidal actions and support the security and sovereignty of Armenia", reports ANCA.
