Save Karabakh Coalition launched to stop Azerbaijan from committing  second Armenian genocide

ArmInfo.Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) was joined by Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair David Valadao (R-CA), House Appropriations Foreign Operations Subcommittee Ranking member Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Representatives Judy Chu  (D-CA), Lou Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Nicole Malliotakis  (R-NY) in calling on the Biden Administration to stop U.S. military  aid to Azerbaijan and send emergency aid to Artsakh in response to  the devastating humanitarian crisis in Artsakh caused by Azerbaijan's  blockade of the Lachin Corridor, reported the Armenian National  Committee of America (a leading partner in the broad-based Save  Karabakh coalition).

    The Capitol Hill press conference, held in the Press Triangle at the  foot of the U.S. Capitol Building, featured the participation of  former U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom, Senator Sam Brownback,  Artsakh Representative to the U.S. Robert Avetisyan, and  representatives of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)  and a diverse group of non-government organizations led by the  Anglican Office of International and Government Affairs, Christian  Solidarity International, the Baroness Caroline Cox of Queensbury and  founder of the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART), the Vulnerable  Peoples Project, and supported by the Genocide Watch, Hellenic  American Leadership Council, and In Defense of Christians, who  announced the launch of the Save Karabakh Coalition.  The press  conference was moderated by Reverend Canon Justin Murff, Executive  Director of the Anglican Office for Government and International  Affairs.

    "This is a diverse coalition with a laser focus - saving Artsakh,"  said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "We stand shoulder to  shoulder with our coalition and in solidarity with our Congressional  friends advancing anti-blockade legislation, set to be introduced in  the U.S. House. Now, more than ever, Armenian and allied Americans  need to stand up, and speak out - and that starts with taking action  today at www.anca.org/blockade." The press conference was  live-streamed on the ANCA Facebook page and is available on YouTube  at: https://youtu.be/3MOqPEpIz2g