This amendment would not allow the President to use the waiver under the Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act to provide economic support funds to countries that impede the delivery of U.S. humanitarian aid. The Corridor Act mentioned no country by name. but everyone knew it was aimed at Turkey. which has been blockading Armenia for years. Ankara has stubbornly refused to allow transshipment across Turkish territory to Armenia of United States humanitarian aid. specifically. clothing. food. and medicine for hundreds of thousands of refugees. In refusing to open a land corridor. Ankara points to the occupation by Armenian forces of Azerbaijani territory.
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