The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) commends Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan for his diplomatic efforts to secure a peaceful and just resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.  

“It is regrettable that it appears once again Azerbaijan is not ready for peace.  Armenia has consistently demonstrated its willingness to resolve all outstanding issues with its neighbors, while Azerbaijan, instead, has rapidly expanded its military budget and escalated tensions by repeatedly threatening the resumption of military action,” reads the statement issued by the Assembly.  

“Given the outcome of the June 24 meeting in Kazan, as well as the stalled process with respect to the Protocols, the Assembly strongly believes that the United States would have more credibility and be able to achieve more progress in the peace talks and in Turkey-Armenia rapprochement, if the United States unequivocally affirmed the Armenian Genocide, like its OSCE counterparts, France and Russia. U.S. affirmation of this crime against humanity as so indicated by the United States in its 1951 filing before the International Court of Justice is long past due.

In addition, the time has also come to directly include Nagorno-Karabakh in the negotiations. Any resolution to the conflict as mediated by the OSCE Co-Chairs must be acceptable to the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, and must take into account its right to self-determination,” it says.