WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), today, called on key Congressional foreign aid appropriators to maintain current levels of U.S. assistance to Armenia, expand the Nagorno Karabagh humanitarian and developmental aid package, and keep in place the agreement to ensure parity in U.S. military assistance to Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The ANCA's roll-out of the Armenian American community's foreign aid priorities comes in the wake of the Administration’s recent release of its fiscal year (FY) 2008 proposed budget request. The President’s request would reduce U.S. assistance to Armenia from $75 million to $35 million, breaks military assistance parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and makes no specific mention of U.S. assistance levels for Nagorno Karabagh.
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