Arms Supply to Azerbaijan Must Be Halted, Aid to Artsakh Should Be Increased - Sherman

Brad Sherman, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Armenian Issues Caucus, expressed his disagreement with a decision regarding the U.S. administration's circumvention of the Freedom Support Act’s Section 907, which prohibits direct military assistance to Azerbaijan.

“We should not abandon Section 907 and provide any assistance to oil-rich Azerbaijan, which has unleashed an aggressive war. The aid we provide is not large, but I believe it is important diplomatically, so its provision should be halted,” the Congressman stated.

In his view, American assistance for humanitarian programs in Artsakh should be increased, and Armenia should be allowed to re-engage in the Millennium Challenge program. “The World Bank has classified Armenia among the upper-middle-income countries. I wish that were the case, but we must consider the horrific consequences of the war and the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic,” he added.