The US Senate Appropriations Committee today approved President Obama’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2010 foreign assistance levels of $30 million for Armenia and $22 million for Azerbaijan, as part of a $48.7 billion foreign aid package, reports the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

Hay Dat (Armenian Cause) representatives called on Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye to strengthen Section 907, allocating $70 million in economic aid to Armenia, $5 million in assistance to Armenia’s military, $10 million in development aid to Nagorno Karabagh, and the removal of official barriers to US-Nagorno Karabagh contacts and communications.