WATERTOWN, MA — ANCA Eastern Region activists and allies from across the country met with more than 50 members of Congress from both the House and Senate during the August recess, sounding the alarm on Azerbaijan’s genocidal blockade of Artsakh, which has gone on for more than 270 days.
Each year, during the August recess, senators and representatives return home to their respective states to visit with constituents in their districts, attend various community functions and tend to matters of their constituencies. The ANCA Eastern Region staff worked with its activists in 31 states throughout the region to ensure that they were poised to present the plight of Artsakh in every conversation with congressional members and staffers – raising the salience of the plight of Artsakh.
Activists shined the spotlight on the continued waiver of Section 907, which allows for the armament of Azerbaijan – despite the various human rights abuses by the Aliyev regime and the ongoing blockade of the Berdzor (Lachin) Corridor, hindering the access of a vital lifeline to the Republic of Artsakh.