ArmInfo.More than thirty American senators joined the initiative to increase assistance to Artsakh in fiscal year 2021, and which will be aimed, including the continuation of the HALO Trust mine clearance programs in the NKR.
ArmInfo was informed about this by the press service of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), recalling that 75 congressmen from 23 US states had already signed a letter in support of increasing assistance to Armenia and Artsakh in 2021.
A letter initiated by Senator Robert Menendez was previously sent to representatives of the US Subcommittee on Public and Foreign Operations.
It should be noted that the letter includes the following requests: allocate $ 1.5 million for mine clearance in Artsakh and reliable financing of regional rehabilitation services for landmine victims and people with physical and cognitive impairments; to allocate $ 100 million for assistance in the field of economy, management, rule of law and security of Armenia through the Department of State and USAID; removal by the Department of State and USAID of any official or unofficial restrictions on travel to the United States, communication or contact with representatives of the Artsakh government; the suspension of US military assistance to Azerbaijan until it is confirmed that Baku has stopped all aggressive actions against Armenia and Artsakh.