{"id":14616,"date":"2018-03-08T06:13:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T06:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=14616"},"modified":"2018-03-08T06:13:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T06:13:57","slug":"congressional-armenian-caucus-calls-for-70-million-aid-package-for-artsakh-and-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=14616","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Armenian Caucus Calls for $70 Million Aid Package for Artsakh and Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Circulates \u2018Dear Colleague\u2019 Letter Seeking Bipartisan Backing for Targeted Aid Priorities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON\u2014In a letter circulated for signatures Wednesday to their U.S. House colleagues, the Congressional Armenian Caucus is calling upon Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY) of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations to back a $70 million Fiscal Year 2019 aid package for Artsakh and Armenia, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.<br \/>\n<!--more Continue reading \/ \u0531\u0574\u0562\u0578\u0572\u057b\u0568 \u2192-->]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14617\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pallone_frank.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pallone_frank-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pallone_frank-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pallone_frank.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe want to thank Congressman Pallone and his colleagues in the leadership of the Armenian Caucus for seeking the support of their U.S. House colleagues for a \u2018peace and prosperity,\u2019 aid package for Artsakh and Armenia,\u201d said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. \u201cThe common sense policy prescriptions and targeted appropriations they are calling for will return long-term dividends for U.S. security and economic interests while helping to advance American values across the region for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dollar amounts and policy priorities requested by the Armenian Caucus, which annually spearheads bipartisan efforts to secure support for Armenian-related aid appropriation, align with ANCA testimony submitted last month to the Senate panel writing the foreign aid bill:<\/p>\n<p>Artsakh: $6 million to complete de-mining and rehabilitate the disabled, $4 million to promote peace via the Royce-Engel proposals.<br \/>\nArmenia: $30 million in economic aid, $10 million in military aid, and $20 million to help Armenia serve as a safe haven for Middle East refugees<br \/>\nAzerbaijan: Suspend all U.S. military assistance and strengthen Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act<br \/>\nThe ANCA has also called upon Congressional appropriators to encourage the Trump Administration to make full use of the U.S.-Armenia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and Economic Task Force, and, most urgently, to move forward with the long-overdue negotiation of a modern U.S. Armenia Double Tax Treaty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circulates \u2018Dear Colleague\u2019 Letter Seeking Bipartisan Backing for Targeted Aid Priorities WASHINGTON\u2014In a letter circulated for signatures Wednesday to their U.S. House colleagues, the Congressional Armenian Caucus is calling upon Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY) of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations to back a $70 million Fiscal Year 2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[126],"class_list":["post-14616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anca"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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