Adam Schiff’s resolution seeks sanctions against Azerbaijan for illegally holding Armenian prisoners

Adam Schiff’s resolution seeks sanctions against Azerbaijan for illegally holding Armenian prisoners

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced legislation today demanding Azerbaijan’s immediate release of Armenian prisoners of war, captured civilians, and political prisoners, including Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) government officials illegally detained during Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing last month.   The resolution specifically calls on the Biden Administration to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act on…

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Aram I raises ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenian Christians with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson

Aram I raises ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenian Christians with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson

His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, called for American leadership in aiding Artsakh’s (Nagonro-KArabakh’s) 100,000 Armenian Christian refugees, during discussions with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and a dozen U.S. Representatives.   The Armenian pontiff was on Capitol Hill…

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EU Foreign ministers to discuss Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization

EU Foreign ministers to discuss Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization

The agenda of the upcoming November 13-14 EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings includes the process of normalization between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the European Commission’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy Peter Stano told Armenpress.   The discussion on Armenia-Azerbaijan was originally planned to take place during the previous session in Luxembourg but was…

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