In testimony submitted to a key panel of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) outlined the Armenian American community’s current foreign aid priorities, reported ANCA.

During House hearings ANCA Government Affairs Director Kate Nahapetian set forth the ANCA’s policy recommendation for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2012 foreign aid bill currently under consideration by the panel.

Nahapetian suggested the following:


1) At least $60 million in economic support funds for Armenia

2) At least $10 million in development aid to Nagorno-Karabakh

3) The strengthening of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act and maintaining military aid parity to Armenia and Azerbaijan

4) The removal of barriers to U.S.- Nagorno-Karabakh contacts and communications

5) Support for the reinstatement of Nagorno-Karabakh in the OSCE Minsk Group peace process

6) At least $10 million in military aid to Armenia.