U.S. Congressmen Call to Preserve Parity in Military Assistance to Yerevan and Baku

PanARMENIAN.Net - Congressmen Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and George Radanovich (R-CA) called on their U.S. House colleagues today to join them in cosigning a letter calling on the leadership of the House Foreign Operations Subcommittee to support pro-Armenian provisions in the fiscal year 2007 foreign aid bill, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). The letter notes that members of Congress are "deeply troubled" that the Administration's request for military aid for Azerbaijan is considerably higher then the request for Armenia. By signing the letter, legislators will add their voice to the effort to ensure that the agreement struck in 2001 between the White House and Congress to keep aid levels to these two countries equal is fully respected. In addition, the letter calls for a hard earmark of at least $75 million for Armenia, a one-year $5 million allocation for Nagorno Karabakh, and the preservation of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act.