For years. Armenia and Azerbaijan have engaged in a tragic conflict over the status of the NagornoKarabagh region. While a ceasefire has been in place since 1994. there are still thousands of refugees and civilians who are desperately in need of our help. I was disappointed that the committee rejected an amendment to the original foreign aid bill that would have encouraged U.S. humanitarian assistance to the NagornoKarabagh area. This amendment would have provided much needed assistance to the refugees and any civilians living in the area. The PalloneKnollenberg amendment does not address the issue of U.S. aid nor does it take sides in the conflict between Armenia or Azerbaijan. Instead. the amendment simply expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States Government should take a leadership role in bringing a resolution to the conflict.
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