‘Aliyev has repeatedly shown he will stop at nothing’, Menendez and other Senators introduce legislation to support Armenians

On September 21, US Senator Bob Menendez, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Bill Cassidy, Chris Van Hollen, Alex Padilla, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Gary Peters, introduced the bipartisan Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act, the official website of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported.

“The legislation responds to the actions of the Government of Azerbaijan by providing humanitarian assistance to Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, preventing additional security assistance from going to the Government of Azerbaijan, and calling for additional accountability for alleged atrocities committed against Armenians.

Specifically, the bill would repeal the waiver authority for section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, banning most assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan. It would also authorize foreign military financing for Armenia, develop a strategy to ensure the security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, and impose sanctions on the Aliyev regime for its actions against Armenians,” the website says.