This resolution condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, a region with deep historical Armenian roots. The resolution details Azerbaijan's December 2022 blockade that cut off food, medicine, and fuel for nearly ten months, followed by a September 2023 military offensive that killed hundreds and forced over 100,000 Armenians to flee as refugees within two weeks. The resolution calls on the President to take several actions, including imposing targeted sanctions on Azerbaijani officials involved in human rights abuses, prohibiting U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan, providing humanitarian assistance to Armenian refugees, strengthening U.S.-Armenia security partnerships, and pursuing diplomacy to secure the release of imprisoned Armenians and establish a right of return for displaced populations. The measure also notes that Azerbaijan illegally occupies territory in Armenia and has destroyed Armenian cultural and religious heritage sites, while calling for accountability for what international legal experts have determined are violations of the U.N. Genocide Convention.
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