— ANCA Applauds Leadership of Representatives TJ Cox, Brad Sherman, Jim Costa, and Katherine Clark in Urging Secretary Pompeo to Apply Global Magnitsky Sanctions on Azerbaijan
WASHINGTON, DC – As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepared to meet with Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov earlier today, over 50 U.S. House members called for crippling sanctions against President Aliyev and the country’s top military leaders for war crimes committed against Artsakh civilians during the ongoing Turkish and Azerbaijani attack against the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh)
“Sanctions – the strictest of sanctions – need to be enforced immediately against Aliyev and each member of his regime responsible for war crimes and human rights violations against Armenian civilians in Artsakh,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “We thank Representatives Cox, Sherman, Costa, and Clark for their leadership and express our appreciation to each signatory and all of those in the House and Senate who have so forcefully condemned Ankara and Baku for their unprovoked attack and sustained war against the Armenian people.”
Representatives TJ Cox (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Katherine Clark (D-MA) led the Congressional letter, which specifically targeted Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov, Chief of the General Staff Sadikov Najmeddin Huseynoglu, Deputy Minister of Defense (Army) Mustafayev Kerem Narimanoglu, and Deputy Minister of Defense (Air Force) Tairov Ramiz Firudinoglu and called on the Trump Administration to “impose significant, tangible consequences on the individuals responsible for Azerbaijan’s continuous campaign of aggression against civilians in Artsakh.”
Armenian National Committee of America