News - US senators introduce bill supporting Armenians against Azerbaijan military aggression

A bipartisan group of US senators, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, has introduced a bill to support Armenians against Azerbaijan's military aggression. The bill responds to the actions of the government of Azerbaijan by providing humanitarian aid to the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, preventing the flow of additional security assistance to the government of Azerbaijan, and calling for additional accountability for atrocities against Armenians. Specifically, the bill will eliminate the waiver of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, which prohibits most US aid to the government of Azerbaijan. Also, it will enable military funding for Armenia, involves developing a strategy to ensure the security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, and imposing sanctions on Azerbaijani president Aliyev’s regime for its actions against Armenians.