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Sep 8, 2017
2 min

Senate Appropriations Committee Ensures Continued Funding to Artsakh

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-MS), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Senate...

May 4, 2017
2 min

Armenian Assembly Website Hacked by Azerbaijan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a flagrant effort to undermine the work of the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly), a group of computer...

Mar 30, 2017
1 min

Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group

(OSCE) – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France and Richard...

Mar 15, 2017
2 min

Armenian Assembly Urges Investigation of Azerbaijan’s Ties & Compromising Material on U.S. Officials

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) sent letters to the Senate and House Select Committees...

Mar 2, 2017
3 min

Rep. Schiff Commemorates 29th Anniversary of Sumgait Pogrom

Armenian Caucus Vic-Chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) released a statement commemorating the Sumgait Pogrom. This year marks the 29th...

Mar 2, 2017
2 min

Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.’s Remarks in Recognition of the Victims of the Sumgait Pograms

On March 1, 2017, Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. honored the victims of the Sumgait pogroms and condemned Azerbaijan’s...

Jan 27, 2017
2 min

Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson Supports Peaceful Resolution in Artsakh

Armenian Assembly Commends Senator Markey Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson and Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) WASHINGTON, D.C. – As...

Jan 11, 2017
3 min

Armenian Assembly Highlights Policy Issues for Secretary of State Nomination

Urges Strengthening Permanent Bonds Between Armenia and the United States WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...

Dec 29, 2016
1 min

Armenian Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny Responds to Biased Article

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) Executive Director Bryan Ardouny responded to a...

Dec 29, 2016
1 min

Foreign Ministry of Armenia Condemns Azerbaijan’s Diversionary Attacks

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia released the following statement on December 29, 2016: We condemn in the strongest...

Dec 19, 2016
1 min

Human Rights for Sale: Europe Selling and Azerbaijan Buying

(European Stability Initiative Report) – Can basic international norms be undermined by corruption? Can international politics be...

Nov 11, 2016
2 min

Armenian Assembly Renews Call to Withdraw from Turkish and Azeri Caucuses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress returns next week to complete its legislative business for 2016, the Armenian Assembly of America...

Oct 21, 2016
2 min

Wikileaks Reveal Azerbaijan Influencing American Electoral Politics

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As concerns are raised of Russia attempting to influence the U.S. presidential election by hacking campaign emails,...

Sep 28, 2016
2 min

Smith: Azerbaijan Referendum Lacks Legitimacy

United States Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), September 27, 2016 Following today’s announcement of the results of...

Sep 28, 2016
4 min

Azerbaijan’s Constitutional Referendum Creates Crisis of Legitimacy

United States Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) September 15, 2016 Chairman Smith, Others Highlight Human Rights...

Sep 12, 2016
1 min

OSCE Co-Chairs Hope for Sargsyan-Aliyev Meeting in New York

By Siranush Ghazanchyan (Public Radio of Armenia) – There are conditions for the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, but what we lack is...

Aug 3, 2016
2 min

Minsk Group Looking for Opportunity to Organize Another Sargsyan-Aliyev Meeting

(Arka News Agency) – The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs are looking for an opportunity to organize another meeting of the presidents of...

Jul 25, 2016
1 min

U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services Visits Armenia-Azerbaijan Border

(Mediamax) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services staff visited the 3rd Army Corps of Armenian Defense Ministry on July 21....

Jun 21, 2016
2 min

Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents Held Second Meeting on Nagorno Karabakh

(L-R): Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. On June 20,...

May 26, 2016
2 min

Helsinki Commission Leaders Welcome Release of Khadija Ismayilova

Following yesterday’s announcement that the Azerbaijani government has freed investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova from prison,...