US Senators introduce resolution condemning Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Artsakh

US Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced a comprehensive bipartisan Senate resolution condemning Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, calling for targeted sanctions against President Ilham Aliyev’s genocidal regime, demanding the immediate release of illegally held Armenian prisoners, seeking a prohibition on US military aid to Azerbaijan and affirming the right of return of Artsakh’s population with strong security protections, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) reported.

“Azerbaijan is holding Europe hostage because of their energy, but Louisiana has enough energy to meet Europe’s needs. The world cannot enable a dictator,” said resolution co-author Dr. Cassidy.

The resolution highlights that international legal experts, including former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo and former United Nations genocide expert Juan Mendez, have determined that Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh violated the United Nations Genocide Convention.