,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,october #bc1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,pallone 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,ms4 ,speier1 
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,clark of         
,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4     
,costa1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mrs4        
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1    
,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4    
,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4        
,nadler1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,brownley of 
,california1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4         
,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4  
,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4    
,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1    
,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1
 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of       
,california1 ,ms4 ,bass1 and ,mr4       
,langevin7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives          
supporting the ,republic of ,artsakh at 

all levels of civil society and         
government and recognizing the people of
 ,artsakh's inalienable right to        
self-determination4  ,whereas peace1    
stability1 and democracy in the         
,caucasus region are in the political1  
security1 and economic interests of the 
,united ,states and are matters of      
international concern2 ,whereas the     
,united ,states considers any effort to 
determine the future of the ,republic of
 ,artsakh1 formerly the ,republic of    
,nagorno-,karabakh1 by other than       
peaceful means1 including acts of       
aggression1 blockades1 or threats       
against civil aviation1 a threat to     
peace2 ,whereas the ,united ,states     
remains committed to the negotiations   
under the auspices of the ,co-,chairs of
 the ,organization for ,security and    
,cooperation in ,europe's 7,,osce7      
,minsk ,group negotiations toward a     
durable and democratic resolution of    
outstanding status and security issues  
related to the ,artsakh ,republic2      

,whereas the ,artsakh ,republic was one 
of three parties to the #aiid cease-fire
 that ended major military hostilities  
between ,artsakh and ,azerbaijan1 and   
remains committed to a negotiated1      
non-violent resolution2 ,whereas the    
,artsakh ,republic took part in ,,osce  
negotiations until #aiih1 when          
,azerbaijan blocked its democratically  
elected representatives from full and   
direct participation in negotiations    
regarding its future status and         
security2 ,whereas1 in response to      
,azerbaijan aggression against the      
,armenian people during the #aiijs1 the 
,united ,states ,congress adopted       
section #ijg of the ,freedom ,support   
,act1 which states3 ,united ,states     
assistance under this or any other ,act 
7other than assistance under title ,v of
 this ,act7 may not be provided to the  
,government of ,azerbaijan until the    
,president determines1 and so reports to
 the ,congress1 that the ,government of 
,azerbaijan is taking demonstrable steps

 to cease all blockades and other       
offensive uses of force against ,armenia
 and ,nagorno-,karabakh2 ,whereas       
,azerbaijan1 aided by ,turkish forces   
and military supplies1 launched a       
large-scale military offensive against  
the ,line-of-,contact separating        
,artsakh and ,azerbaijan on ,september  
#bg1 #bjbj1 that was in clear violation 
of the #aiid cease-fire2 ,whereas       
,turkish-supported mercenaries were     
recruited specifically for the purposes 
of fighting on behalf ,azerbaijan in the
 ,september #bg1 #bjbj1 outbreak of     
violence1 and ,turkish ,f-#af fighter   
jets are suspected of aiding the        
indiscriminate bombing of large civilian
 population centers like ,stepanakert   
and ,shoushi that have endangered the   
lives of thousands of innocent civilians
 and displaced thousands more2 ,whereas 
the ,september #bg1 #bjbj1 military     
offensive by ,azerbaijan represents its 
third large-scale attack on ,artsakh    
since the signing of the #aiid          

cease-fire1 and the bombastic rhetoric  
from ,turkish ,president ,erdogan and   
,azerbaijani ,president ,aliyev has     
clearly shown they do not desire a      
peaceful outcome of the conflict that   
results in ethnic ,armenians remaining  
in the ,karabakh region2 ,whereas the   
,artsakh ,republic has developed        
democratic institutions1 fostered a     
pluralist political system1 and1 over   
the past quarter century1 held          
parliamentary and ,presidential         
elections that have been rated as free  
and fair by international observers1    
despite the constant threat of military 
incursion by ,azerbaijani forces2       
,whereas international recognition of a 
country's right to self-determination is
 the only way to ensure its people will 
be able to voice their legitimate       
concerns and lobby for the peaceful     
settlement of conflicts on the world    
stage2 ,whereas the ,artsakh ,republic1 
along with the ,united ,states1         
,armenia1 and the ,,osce1 support       

cease-fire monitoring proposals to      
strengthen the #aiid cease-fire1        
including-- 7#a7 an agreement from all  
sides to not deploy snipers1 heavy arms1
 or new weaponry along the line of      
contact2  7#b7 the placement of         
,,osce-monitored1 advanced              
gunfire-locator systems and             
sound-ranging equipment to determine the
 source of attacks along the line of    
contact2 and  7#c7 the deployment of    
additional ,,osce observers along the   
line of contact to better monitor the   
cease-fire2 ,whereas current ,department
 of ,state policies and practices place 
self-imposed restrictions on travel and 
communications between the ,united      
,states and ,artsakh1 limiting oversight
 of ,united ,states taxpayer-funded     
assistance programs and discouraging the
 open dialogue and discourse that can   
contribute to a peaceful resolution of  
,artsakh-related status and security    
issues2 and ,whereas open dialogue and  
communications contribute to greater    

international understanding and         
facilitate more effective conflict      
resolution3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7  
condemns the ,september #bg1 #bjbj1     
military offensive launched by          
,azerbaijani and ,turkish-backed forces 
on ,artsakh2  7#b7 calls upon all       
parties involved in the conflict to     
withdraw to the initial positions as of 
,september #bg1 #bjbj1 to honor any     
negotiated cease-fire1 to halt any      
attacks on civilian populations1 and    
allow unfettered access for humanitarian
 and emergency aid to civilians in need 
of such assistance2  7#c7 urges the     
,president of the ,united ,states to    
follow the congressional intent of      
section #ijg of the ,freedom ,support   
,act and withhold any further assistance
 to ,azerbaijan until they end military 
operations against ,artsakh2  7#d7      
affirms that the only peaceful1         
long-lasting resolution to this conflict
 will come from international           

recognition of the ,republic of         
,artsakh2  7#e7 upholds its commitment  
to supporting actions that encourage    
visits and communication between        
officials from the ,united ,states and  
,artsakh at all levels1 including       
cabinet-level national security         
officials1 general officers1 and other  
executive branch officials1 to travel to
 ,artsakh and openly and directly       
communicate with their ,artsakh         
counterparts2  7#f7 encourages open     
communication1 meetings1 and other      
direct contacts between officials of    
,artsakh and the executive and          
legislative branches of the ,united     
,states ,government1 representatives of 
,state and local governments1 and       
representatives of ,american civil      
society2 and  7#g7 calls for the full   
and direct participation of the         
democratically elected ,government of   
the ,republic of ,artsakh in all ,,osce 
and other negotiations regarding its    
future4