The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to restrict U.S. foreign military financing and training assistance to Azerbaijan, passing a bipartisan, ANCA-backed amendment led by Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and twenty of his House colleagues. The vote sends a powerful signal to Azerbaijan’s dictatorial Aliyev regime that their ongoing aggression against Armenia and Artsakh will not be rewarded with U.S. taxpayer-funded military assistance, the Armenian National Committee of America reports.
This year has seen mass demonstrations and concerted efforts to rename streets and buildings and even remove statues that had been dedicated to past leaders, who are now being re-evaluated for their earlier problematic words and deeds. Two prominent examples have emerged in recent days. In the United States, the Black Lives Matter movement confronted the legacy of slavery, ongoing racial inequality and injustice and troubling police killings of unarmed black citizens.
The Defense Ministry of Artsakh denied the statement of the Azerbaijani defense ministry claiming that the units of the Defense Army have opened fire from machine guns and rifles at the Azerbaijani positions on the outskirts of Shushi on July 13, at around 21:34-21:45.
I baked my first Focaccia bread after I watched a video I on Instagram. Charismatic Ben taught me how to bake an Italian bread step by step, and when it was ready, I shouted “YASSS” with the same enthusiasm as he did. A few days ago, when it was raining in New York and sunny in Yerevan, baker Ben introduced me to the magical world of bread. We talked about my favorite Armenian Lavash and his plans to visit Armenia in near future.
Whether it be children playing or state officials and military planners charting scenarios, there are only three major types of games:
The United States welcomes the release by Azerbaijan of 15 Armenian detainees and their return to their families in Armenia.
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) issue and the Armenian-Azerbaijani border standoff with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Tukey.
Dozens of U.S. House members joined Rep. David G. Valadao (R-CA) and fellow Congressional Armenian Caucus leaders in a bipartisan call upon the Biden Administration stop all U.S. military assistance that contributes directly or indirectly to Azerbaijan’s military operations, activities, or capabilities, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). The May 24th Congressional letter also requests an urgent review of the deeply flawed U.S. waiver authority for Section 907 restrictions on U.S. aid to the corrupt Aliyev regime.
I was at home, in Yerevan, then suddenly I moved to Paris. Illustrator Camille Witt introduced me to the local Parisian cafes, stylish Parisians, their humor and everything else that is hidden in the city of love.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday expressed Moscow’s willingness to assist Armenia and Azerbaijan in border demarcation activities.
