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The US has the tools to de-escalate, but Azerbaijan and Turkey are testing the effectiveness of influence campaigns and strategic entanglement in coaxing the United States to overlook mass civilian displacement and potential massacres |
@TheNatlInterest
#ActionAlert
: The resolution introduced by
@RepSpeier
is live and needs to get passed immediately.
Tomorrow is the last day the House is in session, Members will head back to their respective Districts, hence tomorrow is the only day left to pass this emergency resolution.
#WATCH
: March For Victory - Tens of thousands of Armenians March in peace to condemn the Turkey-backed Azerbaijani attacks on Artsakh and Armenia, in Los Angeles, CA.
#ArtsakhStrong
#StopAliyev
✊🏼🇦🇲
#BREAKING
:
@SFRCdems
Chairman,
@SenatorMenendez
(D-NJ) delivers a speech on the Senate Floor, underscoring the gravity of the humanitarian crisis confronting Artsakh, offering a poignant call for action.
"The Aliyev government in Azerbaijan is carrying out a campaign of heinous
“Keep believing all the way until the end!! Artsakh stay strong!!!” - Tennis star, Karen Khachanov, once again writes a message in solidarity with Artsakh at the
@AustralianOpen
🙌
Take action 🔗
#PSA
:
@cher
calls for U.S. action over Turkey-backed Azerbaijani unprovoked aggression against Artsakh and Armenia.
Our work is not done!
Take action now ➡️
#ArtsakhStrong
✊🏼🇦🇲
#BREAKING
: Moments ago, U.S.
@POTUS
noted that the United States has a good relationship with Armenia, indicated that “really good progress is being made” and stated, "we will help them."
Today,
@SenMarkey
(D-MA), urged
@SecPompeo
to seek an immediate ceasefire between Armenia & Azerbaijan, & push for a negotiated resolution to the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh that has been ongoing since late September.
#ArtsakhStrong
➡️
During the floor speech,
@SenateForeign
Chairman
@SenatorMenendez
reminded the $77 million of military equipment Turkey sold to Azerbaijan to attack and use against innocent Armenians during the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war in 2020
“The whole world has called for a ceasefire except for Turkey and Azerbaijan that continue to reject it. We urge the Administration to fully enforce Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act and sanction Turkey,” stated Armenian Assembly Executive Director
@BryanArdouny
.
#BREAKING
: Azerbaijan has attacked Armenia again. Take action now and urge U.S. Congress to enforce principles of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act and put an end to Aliyev's genocidal plan of erasing Armenia
Take action now🔗
Thank you,
@KatherineClark
(D-MA), for calling an end to Azerbaijan’s unprovoked and on-going attacks against Armenians in Artsakh
Armenian Americans are grateful for your solidarity and sense of urgency.
#ArtsakhStrong
#PeaceforArmenians
As early as 1950,
@AJCGlobal
testified in Congress:
“Had there been a law for punishment of genocide, Turkish rulers who ordered extermination of Armenians could’ve been brought to justice. And Hitler would have known he couldn’t commit genocide w/ impunity.”
#ArmenianGenocide
#BREAKING
: According to reports, Azerbaijan has violated the third humanitarian ceasefire.
Roughly violating the agreement on a humanitarian ceasefire reached in the U.S., the Azerbaijani side fired artillery at the north-eastern military positions in Artsakh at around 8:45 am
#ArmenianGenocideAffirmation
: The Armenian Assembly salutes Majority Leader Senator
@SenSchumer
for continuously standing by the Armenian people every year on the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.
BREAKING:
@McDonalds
&
@BurgerKing
took down their Instagram propaganda posts.
“McDs & BK are but the latest victims of Azerbaijan’s insidious & corrupt efforts to whitewash Aliyev regime’s extensive human rights abuses & its brutal indiscriminate war against Armenian people.
#BREAKING
: The humanitarian truce was violated, Azerbaijan fired artillery shells in the northern direction from 12:04 am to 2:45 am, & fired rockers in the southern direction from 2:20 am to 2:45 am, reports Press Sec. of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia,
@ShStepanyan
.
The United States Senate just passed the Armenian Genocide resolution with no objection through unanimous consent! Thank you,
@SenatorMenendez
and
@SenTedCruz
, for your relentless commitment to passing this resolution.
During the
@SenateFloor
speech by
@SenateForeign
Chairman
@SenatorMenendez
reiterated, "I will not approve any F-16s for Turkey until he [Erdogan] halts his campaign of aggression across the entire region."
#BREAKING
: Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chair, Rep.
@FrankPallone
, spearheaded a letter with over 40 Members of Congress to
@POTUS
,
@SecBlinken
, and
@USAmbUN
to urge efforts at the
@UN
Security Council to establish a mandate and peacekeeping mission that secures and
#BREAKING
: Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs
@RepSpeier
, Rep.
@FrankPallone
,
@RepAdamSchiff
&
@RepAnnaEshoo
introduced a resolution condemning the atrocities & violations of the Geneva Conventions committed by Azerbaijan against Armenian servicemembers & civilians
#BREAKING
: After an 18 hour marathon session, the Michigan State House passed MI Rep.
@MariManoogian
's timely house resolution condemning Azerbaijan for its continued aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh and its ethnic Armenian citizens.
BREAKING:
@SenatorMenendez
Presses U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Nominee Jeff Flake on Affirmation of Armenian Genocide
@SenatorMenendez
asked if the Nominee Flake will "join this body and the Administration in reaffirming the Armenian Genocide?"
Nominee Flake said, "Yes."
BREAKING: GREENBERG TRAURIG DROPS TURKEY
“Given Turkey's direct support for Azerbaijan’s military offensive against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, we welcome
@GT_Law
’s decision to choose integrity over disinformation. 1/2
#EXPOSED
: This is Turkish drone ‘Bayratar’ with U.S. made GPS, taken down by the Armenian Armed Forces in Artsakh.
@Garmin
is an American tech company headquartered in Kansas.
Take action to stop U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan!
In light of the Azerbaijani bombing of civilian maternity and pediatrics hospital in Stepanakert, the Armenian Assembly of America calls for enforcement of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act
➡️
#PeaceForArmanians
#StopAliyev
#BREAKING
: Today, during
@SenateForeign
nominations hearing for Mr. Mark Libby to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Azerbaijan, Chairman
@SenatorMenendez
expressed his deep concerns about the ongoing violations of Azerbaijan and the safety of
There are multiple casualties and injuries among civilians including children. According to reports there are at least 2 casualties including one child and 11 injuries including 8 children caused by Azerbaijan’s attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Take action now 🔗
#BREAKING
: Armenian Caucus Vice-Chair
@RepAdamSchiff
(D-CA) is circulating a letter asking
@POTUS
:
1) Break Azerbaijan's blockade of Artsakh
2) Zero out U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan
3) Send U.S. humanitarian aid to Artsakh
Take action now:
Today, during
@SFRCdems
hearing on assessing U.S. Policy in the Caucasus w/Hon. Donfried, Assistant Sec. of State for European & Eurasian Affairs, & Hon. Reeker Sen. Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations
@StateDept
,
@SenatorMenendez
urged for peace for Armenians in the region.. 1/4
#BREAKING
:
@SenAlexPadilla
(D-CA) and
@SenMarcoRubio
(R-FL), today introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution condemning Azerbaijan for its blockade of the Lachin Corridor and urging the US to take immediate steps to end the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
The resolution was also
Yesterday,
@SenateForeign
Chairman
@SenatorMenendez
delivered a floor speech calling out Turkey's continued denial of the Armenian Genocide, as well as the injustice of those who speak out about the truth.
BREAKING: France’s National Assembly in an almost unanimous vote [188-3] passed a resolution recognizing Artsakh and condemning Azerbaijan and Turkey for their aggression against Armenia and Artsakh.
I am formally calling for U.S. recognition of the Independent Republic of Artsakh.
The United States will not stand idly by as Azerbaijan and Turkey wage war on Artsakh, killing hundreds of soldiers and civilians, and displacing tens of thousands.
I stand with Artsakh.
Armenian Assembly of America Life Trustee and Moderna Chairman,
@NoubarAfeyan
talks to
@amanpour
on
@CNN
about the mass exodus of Armenians from Artsakh
#WATCH
: Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chair
@FrankPallone
(D-NJ) on the House floor in support of the Amendment which passed prohibiting military assistance to Azerbaijan, as well as praised $50 million in assistance for Armenia.
Thank you, Congressman! 👏 🇺🇸🇦🇲
#BREAKING
: Moments ago,
@WHNSC
O'Brien on
@FaceTheNation
: "Under the President’s direction, we have spent the entire weekend trying to broker peace between Armenia & Azerbaijan. Armenia has accepted a ceasefire. Azerbaijan has not yet. We are pushing them [Azerbaijan] to do so.”
Thank you,
@RepAdamSchiff
, for calling on the U.S. Administration to take affirmative action & hold the aggressor accountable, as you have w/ colleague
@RepSpeier
by introducing a resolution condemning Azerbaijan's violence on Artsakh & Turkey's aiding and abetting.
Armenia is in conflict with Azerbaijan and Turkey over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Los Angeles has a large Armenian population.
Rep.
@AdamSchiff
of CA's 28th District wrote a letter urging the Administration to "engage and call on Azerbaijan to back down and back off."
#BREAKING
: During
@SFRCdems
hearing with
@SecBlinken
, Chairman
@SenatorMenendez
emphasized the discrepancy between aid to Armenia and Azerbaijan, underscoring the recent
@USGAO
report, which failed to comply with reporting requirements for reviewing U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan
#BREAKING
: Sixty-six Members of Congress signed a letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging a $250 million aid package for the Armenian people.
The letter also called for language holding President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan accountable for the ethnic cleansing of
#BREAKING
: 69 U.S. Representatives sign a bipartisan letter urging robust funding for Armenia and Artsakh.
Thank you, Rep.
@FrankPallone
(D-NJ), for spearheading this important letter.
I led a bipartisan call with 68 Members for robust funding for Armenia and Artsakh in a House foreign affairs spending bill, including funding to bolster Armenia’s democratic, economic, and rule of law reforms and funding for humanitarian assistance to Artsakh.
#BREAKING
:
@DLA_Piper
& Livingston Group have terminated contracts with Azerbaijan ☑️
@ARAMAC_DC
announced a campaign to pressure lobbying & public relations firms to “reject blood money” from Azerbaijan, which is fighting Armenia over control of Artsakh.
Longtime supporter of Armenian issues,
@SenSchumer
(D-NY), commemorates the 107th year of the Armenian Genocide by remembering the 1.5 million Armenian lives that were killed by Ottoman Turkey.
Armenian Americans are grateful for your solidarity with the Armenian people.
.
@ARAMAC_DC
thanks
@Pontifex
praying for "what is happening in Nagorno-Karabakh where the armed clashes are tkng plce amid a fragile truce, w/the tragic incrse in victims, dstrctin of homes, bldgs & places of worship, w/an incrsing massive invlvmnt of the civil pop. It's tragic."
The Armenian Assembly of America supports the bipartisan congressional effort to revoke Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s invitation to the White House scheduled for Wednesday, November 13.
The Armenian Assembly of America surpassed its $2 million Humanitarian Campaign fundraising goal to support the
@ArmeniaFund
, an aid effort that directly benefits the people of Artsakh and Armenia.
#ArtsakhStrong
#PeaceforArmenians
We express our gratitude and applaud
@SenatorMenendez
, for his support of the people of Armenia and Artsakh, and his call for $100 million to help the Armenian people.
#ArtsakhStrong
Standing—as I always have— alongside the
#ArmenianAmerican
community in New Jersey and across our country who have experienced terrible losses in recent weeks due to the devastation inflicted on the region by Azerbaijani President Aliyev, with the full support of Turkey.
“You cannot have negotiations between a perpetrator of genocide and his victims. Especially since Aliyev has been using genocide as a tool in negotiations,” said former
@ICC
prosecutor
@MorenoOcampo1
during the
@TLHumanRights
hearing on Artsakh [Nagorno Karabakh] on Capitol Hill
#BREAKING
: After 3 days of negotiations in the United States, parties reaffirmed their commitment to implement and abide by the humanitarian ceasefire previously announced on October 10, 2020.
#ArtsakhStrong
#Armenian
#BREAKING
:
@RepAnnaEshoo
(D-CA) & Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) spearheaded a resolution condemning Azerbaijan for perpetrating an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Armenian population of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
Multinational corps. in 🏨 & 🥘& 🥤industries have fallen victim to Azerbaijan’s media & propaganda war against Armenian people w/storied US brands-
@HiltonHotels
@WyndhamHotels
@PapaJohns
, among others, entangled in posting of anti-Armenian materials utilizing each brand’s logo.
At Times Square commemoration of the Armenian Genocide,
@mrubin1971
underscored the importance of supporting 🇦🇲 as a democracy & an asset to the world.
He also stressed 🇺🇸 to take a lesson from 🇫🇷 & send military assistance to Armenia, “Armenian territory must be protected.”
Thank you,
@cher
, for continuously encouraging and advocating for the United States to stand on the right side of history and recognize and reaffirm the Armenian Genocide!
After decades of struggle, the United States government has finally made sure that it is on the right side of history 🙏🏻 to President
@JoeBiden
@thepromisefilm
@esrailian
During today’s the
@WhiteHouse
Press Conference, while explaining the need for better historical understanding given that historical monuments are being vandalized across the US, Press Secretary
@PressSec
, invoked the desecration of the Armenian Genocide memorial in Denver, CO.
Turkey's abysmal human rights record and warmongering should not be rewarded with more weaponry that will be used against innocent civilians, and to destabilize regions including the South Caucasus, where Turkey openly supported Azerbaijan's unjust assault and consequent ethnic
It is crucial for Congress to assert its oversight authority regarding foreign military sales, especially when they involve significant arms transfers to nations with a record of disregarding human rights. I'm headed to the senate floor to speak!
..We applaud McDonald’s and Burger King for swiftly removing Azerbaijan’s misleading and malevolent propaganda,” stated Armenian Assembly Executive Director
@BryanArdouny
.
Thank you to those who have been supportive, sharing accurate news, & most importantly ... taking action in the ways you know how. Contact your legislators & send humanitarian support via: . I am sorry if I am not posting about other matters right now.
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Vice-Chair,
@RepAdamSchiff
(D-CA), addresses over 100,000 Armenian Americans gathered to peacefully protest against Turkey-backed Azerbaijani attacks on Artsakh and Armenia, during March For Victory in Los Angeles, CA.
#ArtsakhStrong
#READ
: From Lebanon to Los Angeles, the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is galvanizing the Armenian Diaspora and adding a new international element to the deadly conflict in a disputed enclave between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
➡️
Today, MI State Rep.
@MariManoogian
introduced H.Res.319 condemning Azerbaijan for its continued aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh & its ethnic Armenian citizens. The resolution also denounced Turkey for its unlawful involvement in the conflict and called upon
@StateDept
to 1/3
A century ago, our grandfathers, survivors of the Armenian Genocide, traveled 7000miles by🚢&🚂to start a new life in CA.
Janigian & Arax, unc. & neph. took one look at the S. Joaquin Val.-flat, rich loam stretching out to a Sierra filled with water-& declared it a new Armenia
BREAKING: City of Portland
@SnyderMayor
has rescinded and apologized for the "Khojaly Remembrance Day" proclamation.
"I believe it's in the city's best interest to remove this proclamation from the record."
Armenian Assembly of America welcomed an announcement by Rep.
@FrankPallone
(D-NJ) that he, along with a bipartisan group of legislators will introduce a resolution tomorrow supporting Artsakh, recognizing its right to self-determination, & condemning Azerbaijan & Turkey.
.
@SenatorMenendez
spoke on the Senate Floor in solidarity with Armenians from Artsakh, raising awareness about the humanitarian crisis caused by Azerbaijan’s genocidal policy.
We salute
@Ilhan
(D-MN) for joining the Armenian Caucus.
Since her “present” vote on the Armenian Genocide res., which passed in an overwhelming and bipartisan manner in 2019, Rep. Omar has dedicated serious time & attention engaging with her Armenian American constituents.
NEW ALERT 🚨
1) Urge your U.S. Senators to cosponsor S.Res.754 and S.Res.755 calling for accountability on human rights abuses in Turkey & Azerbaijan
2) Share, retweet, take action ✊🏼
#ArtsakhStrong
#PeaceForArmenians
Azerbaijan illegally entered Armenia on May 12, now kidnapped and captured 6 Armenian servicemen.
Stop sending U.S. tax dollars to fund Azerbaijan’s autocratic regime. Contact Congress now!!
Letter to constituents from
@DevinNunes
(R-CA):
I have been closely monitoring the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia & Azerbaijan. Today,
@SecPompeo
announced that the U.S. has brokered a ceasefire between the two nations, effective at 9 PM PST tonight.
#ArtsakhStrong
Since 2018, the Administration has given over $100 million in military assistance to Azerbaijan which is now being used to attempt another Genocide.
Enforce 907 and stop enabling criminals.
#StopAliyev
#PeaceforArmenians
Thank you,
@RepJimmyGomez
(D-CA), for cosponsoring H.Res.1165 in condemning the Turkey-backed Azerbaijani unprovoked attacks on Artsakh and Armenia.
Armenian Americans in California’s 34th congressional district are grateful for your solitary and support.
During
@SenateForeign
hearing on Ambassador
@wendyrsherman
's nomination to be Deputy Secretary of State, Chairman
@SenatorMenendez
said that the Biden administration should recognize the Armenian Genocide and help secure the release of Armenian POWs in Azerbaijan.
Congratulations to Congressional Caucus on Armenian Vice-Chair
@RepAdamSchiff
on winning your re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The
@ARAMAC_DC
looks forward to continuing to strengthen U.S.-Armenia and U.S.-Artsakh relations on Capitol Hill with your leadership.
Thank you
@RealBBelichick
for your solidarity with the Armenian people during this difficult time.
"...I hope that our country will take action against Turkey and Azerbaijan for their unprovoked and deadly attacks on Armenians,” said Bill Belichick.
Through our collective efforts the anti-Armenian and anti-truthful billboard on Philadelphia’s I-95 was REMOVED.
Thank you to everyone who contacted Lamar Advertising Company!
.
@CNN
: “In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Inter Milan midfielder said his “heart breaks” as he is getting more information about “the stories of trauma, loss, and severe violations of human rights of thousands of Armenian families who are being forcibly displaced