60 U.S. Congressmen are calling on the U.S. leadership to hold Azerbaijan accountable for war crimes, taking hostages, and illegal occupation of Armenian territory on the eve of the UN COP29 climate summit in Baku.
This is reported by the Armenian National Committee of America. It is noted that the statement was initiated by Democrat Frank Pallone and Republican Ed Markey. “Since world leaders have not been held accountable for the genocidal ethnic cleansing in Artsakh, they are obliged to use the COP29 summit as an opportunity to analyze the blatant human rights violations in Azerbaijan and counteract the actions of their genocidal regime,” said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee.
In a letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on October 3, U.S. Senators and Representatives stated: “In connection with the approach of COP29, we ask the State Department to put pressure on Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani government to take tangible measures aimed at maintaining peace in the region, protecting human rights, and observing international laws and norms. We emphasize that despite irrefutable evidence and international condemnation, Azerbaijan has not faced any significant consequences for carrying out ethnic cleansing and other actions.”
The legislators then called on the State Department to achieve the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, hostages, and prisoners of war, including ethnic Armenians.
