WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of Armenia from across America will be calling-in to Capitol Hill on Monday, March 14 in support of the Armenian National Committee of America’s (ANCA) grassroots Fly-In advocacy campaign in the nation’s capital, reported Asbarez Armenian daily newspaper of the US. 

“Taking part in the ANCA’s March 14th National Call-In Day is a quick and easy way to show support for pro-Armenian issues,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “It’s also a really great way, from your home, office, or car, to stand with the advocates, young and old, who are flying to Washington for our two-day advocacy campaign.”

Callers will ask their U.S. Representatives to support the full range of policy priorities driving the ANCA’s March 15-16 grassroots advocacy campaign, including, notably, two bipartisan Congressional letters. The first, known as the Royce-Sherman letter, calls on President Obama to pressure Azerbaijan to accept life-saving peace initiatives (known as the Royce-Engel proposals) for Nagorno Karabakh. The second, the Dold-Pallone letter, voices support for pro-Armenian elements of the foreign aid bill, among them increased aid to Artsakh, and robust funding to help Armenia transition refugees fleeing Syria.

In addition, the Fly-In activists will be calling for the Adoption of H.Res.154: The Armenian Genocide Truth + Justice Resolution seeks sustainable improvement in Armenian-Turkish relations through policies that encourage Turkey to end its denials of the Armenian Genocide and to truthfully and justly reckon with the moral and material consequences of this crime.