,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bd1 #bjbc,mr4 
,s*iff 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 & ,mr4
 ,got!im]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
,republic ( ,artsakh's indep5d5ce &     
condemn+ ,az]baijan's cont9u$ aggression
 aga9/ ,arm5ia & ,artsakh4  ,:]eas ! "r 
to self-det]m9ation is en%r9$ 9 sev]al  
articles ( int]national law to :i* !    
,unit$ ,/ates is a p>ty1 includ+        
,article ,i ( ! ,,un ,int]national      
,cov5ant on ,civil & ,political ,rights 
:i* /ates1 ,all peoples h ! "r (        
self-det]m9ation4 ,by virtue ( t "r !y  
freely det]m9e _! political /atus &     
freely pursue _! economic1 social &     
cultural developm5t42 ,:]eas ! ,unit$   
,/ates has hi/orically support$ ! "r to 
self-det]m9ation = p]secut$ populations1
 includ+ b n limit$ to ! cases (        
,timor-,le/e1 ,kosovo1 & ,s\? ,sudan2   
,:]eas ,arm5ians h be5 hi/orically      

recogniz$ z ! indig5\s population (     
,artsakh 7,soviet "n3 ,nagorno          
,k>abakh71 an integral "p ( ! ,arm5ian  
homel& & a major c5t] ( ,arm5ian        
cultural life1 ) ,*ri/ian holy sites    
dat+ back to ! #a/ c5tury2 ,:]eas       
,soviet ,az]baijan engag$ 9 ! sy/ematic 
p]secution & discrim9ation ( ! region's 
indig5\s ,arm5ians1 :i* compris$ ov] #hj
 p]c5t ( ,artsakh's population2 ,:]eas !
 ,republic ( ,artsakh decl>$ its        
indep5d5ce 9 #aiia1 consi/5t ) _! rights
 "u ! ,decl>ation on ,pr9ciples (       
,int]national ,law conc]n+ ,fri5dly     
,relations & ,coop]ation among ,/ates   
7#aigj7 9 accordance ) ! ,*>t] ( !      
,unit$ ,nations1 foll[+ ,az]baijan's    
deprivation ( ! fundam5tal rights ( !   
region's ,arm5ian population & use (    
=ce1 includ+ ! pogroms ( ,sumgait1      
,baku1 & ,kirovobad t result$ 9 hundr$s 
( dea?s & ! =c$ displacem5t ( ov]       
#djj1jjj ,arm5ians f ,az]baijan2 ,:]eas 
! ,arm5ians ( ,artsakh vot$ )           
ne>-unanim\s cons5t to decl>e _!        

indep5d5ce f ,az]baijan by ref]5dum on  
,decemb] #aj1 #aiia2 ,:]eas ,az]baijan 9
 response laun*$ a full-scale w> t saw !
 widespread p]petration ( w> crimes &   
human rights abuses1 includ+ ! bomb+ &  
blockade ( cities1 ! t>get+ ( civilian  
populations1 & ! recruitm5t ( =eign     
t]rori/s f ,*e*nya & ,afghani/an2 ,:]eas
 ! ,fir/ ,k>abakh ,w> end$ 9 #aiid ) a  
cease-fire brok]$ by ! ,russian         
,f$]ation t ensur$ ,artsakh's de facto  
indep5d5ce f ,az]baijan & initiat$ a    
multilat]al conflict resolution process 
"u ! auspices ( ! ,organization =       
,security & ,co-op]ation 9 ,europe      
7,,osce7 ,m9sk ,gr\p co*air$ by ,russia1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ,france2 ,:]eas !   
,,osce ,m9sk ,gr\p process det]m9$ to   
ensure a f9al resolution to ! conflict  
bas$ on ! ,hels9ki ,f9al ,act 7#aige7   
pr9ciples ( non-use ( =ce1 t]ritorial   
integrity1 & self-det]m9ation2 ,:]eas   
despite ^! ef=ts ,az]baijan's aggression
 aga9/ ,artsakh cont9u$ unabat$ &       
culm9at$ 9 its full-scale assault on !  

t]ritory 9 ,septemb] #bjbj ) ! support (
 ,turkey t result$ 9 ?\s&s ( dea?s1 !   
capture ( t]ritory by =ce1 ! displacem5t
 ( t5s ( ?\s&s ( civilians1 ! sy/ematic 
p]petration ( w> crimes & human rights  
abuses1 & ! ongo+ det5tion ( hundr$s (  
prison]s ( w>2 ,:]eas ,az]baijan        
cont9ues to demon/rate its inability &  
unwill+ness to ensure ! fundam5tal      
rights ( ! region's ,arm5ian population1
 se5 9 rem>ks by ,az]baijani ,presid5t  
,ilham ,aliyev on ,janu>y #aa1 #bjbc1   
reg>d+ e?nic ,arm5ians 9 ,artsakh /at+1 
,:oev] does n want to become our citiz51
 ! road is n clos$1 j "o ( 8 rec5t      
comm5ts t raise conc]ns ab\t e?nic      
cleans+ & a new g5ocide 9 ,artsakh2     
,:]eas ,az]baijani ,arm$ ,=ces cont9ue  
to c>ry out unprovok$ attacks on        
,arm5ian t]ritory1 includ+ op5+ fire on 
,arm5ian soldi]s c>ry+ out eng9e]+ works
 9 ! ,tegh ,community on ,april #aa1    
#bjbc1 kill+ f\r ,arm5ian soldi]s &     
w\nd+ six2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bf1 #bjbc1  
,az]baijani troops cross$ ! l9e (       

contact to laun* an op]ation to cut (f a
 dirt road t 0 provid+ "s relief f !    
blockade ( ! ,la*9 ,corridor1 9         
violation ( ! #bjbj cease-fire /atem5t2 
,:]eas1 on ,m>* #e1 #bjbc1 ,az]baijani  
troops attack$ a ,nagorno-,k>abakh      
police c>1 kill+ ?ree police (fic]s2    
,:]eas ^! are only ! mo/ rec5t          
escalations by ,az]baijan1 z 9 ,septemb]
 #bjbb1 ,az]baijan laun*$ its late/1    
unprovok$ assault on sov]eign ,arm5ian  
t]ritory1 ) int5sive %ell+ & ,,uav      
attacks on ! villages ( ,k>mir ,%uka &  
,taghav>d 9 ,nagorno ,k>abakh           
7,artsakh71 & ! ,arm5ian bord] cities ( 
,v>d5is1 ,j]muk1 ,goris1 & ,tatev       
report$ly result+ 9 ! dea?s ( at lea/   
#di soldi]s2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ,decemb] #ab1 
#bjbb1 ,az]baijan has creat$ a          
humanit>ian crisis by blockad+ ! ,la*9  
,corridor1 ! only road connect+         
,nagorno-,k>abakh to ,arm5ia1 depriv+ "s
 #abj1jjj innoc5t civilians ( _!        
ess5tial rights1 includ+ ! "r to fre$om 
( movem5t2 ,:]eas ! humanit>ian crisis 9

 ,artsakh has gr[n m dire by ! day1 )   
widespread %ortages ( food1 m$ic9e1 &   
o!r necessities & roll+ black\ts1 all ) 
! complicity ( ! ,az]baijani ,gov]nm5t2 
,:]eas despite ,az]baijan's flagrant    
violation ( ,arm5ia's sov]eignty1       
t]ritorial integrity1 int]national law1 
& ! ,novemb] #bjbj trip>tite /atem5t    
sign$ by ,arm5ia1 ,az]baijan1 & ,russia 
to end ! ,nagorno-,k>abakh ,w>1 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate waiv$ section #ijg ( !
 ,fre$om ,support ,act to provide       
assi/ance to ,az]baijan1 despite ! rec5t
 publication ( a ,gov]nm5t              
,acc\ntability ,(fice report            
7#bb-ajdfai71 :i* confirm$ ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,/ate & ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se h fail$ to 
meet /atutory report+ requirem5ts to    
,congress on ! impact ( ,unit$ ,/ates   
assi/ance on ! peace process & ! milit>y
 balance betwe5 ,arm5ia & ,az]baijan2   
,:]eas section #ijg ( ! ,fre$om ,support
 ,act is int5d$ to prev5t ,unit$ ,/ates 
milit>y assi/ance to ,az]baijan unless !
 ,presid5t c]tifies ,az]baijan is tak+  

demon/rable /eps to cease all blockades 
& o!r (f5sive uses ( =ce aga9/ ,arm5ia &
 ,nagorno-,k>abakh2 & ,:]eas peace1     
/ability1 & democracy 9 ! ,caucasus     
region are 9 ! political1 security1 &   
economic int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & are
 matt]s ( int]national conc]n3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
indep5d5ce ( ! ,republic ( ,artsakh1    
consi/5t ) ! "r to self-det]m9ation     
en%r9$ 9 v>i\s ,unit$ ,nations in/rum5ts
 & ! p ( ,artsakh's #aiia vote &        
decision to decl>e _! indep5d5ce f      
,az]baijan2  7#b7 urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to engage proactively 9 support+        
int]national recognition ( ! /atus ( !  
,republic ( ,artsakh2  7#c7 condemns !  
ongo+ blockade ( ! ,la*9 ,corridor &    
unprovok$ attacks by ! ,az]baijani =ces 
on ,arm5ia & ,nagorno-,k>abakh1 & calls 
= ,az]baijan to imm$iately cease its    
blockade & aggressions aga9/ ,arm5ia &  
,artsakh )\t conditions2  7#d7 calls =  
all ,unit$ ,/ates =eign & milit>y       

assi/ance to ,az]baijan to be imm$iately
 ceas$ pursuant to ! section #ijg ( !   
,fre$om ,support ,act & = !             
,adm9i/ration to make cle> to !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,az]baijan t fur!r attacks  
on ,arm5ia & ,artsakh w result 9        
sanctions & o!r measures2  7#e7 /&s     
firmly 9 support ( our democratic p>tn] 
,arm5ia's sov]eignty & t]ritorial       
integrity1 & aga9/ ,az]baijan's milit>y 
aggression & blatant violations (       
int]national laws & norms2 &  7#f7      
supports ! ,unit$ ,/ates & int]national 
humanit>ian assi/ance programs to meet !
 urg5t ne$s ( victims ( ,az]baijani     
aggression 9 bo? ,arm5ia & ,artsakh4