Armenian President Serzh Sargsyanmet with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) in Washington on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit.

Mr. Sargsyan thanked the Congressman for his efforts for recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the U.S. Congress and for support to Armenia and Artsakh, presidential press office reported.

Congressman Adam B. Schiff representing California's 29th Congressional District is one of the authors of Armenian Genocide Resolution (H. Res. 252) passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 4, 2010. Rep. Schiff also speaks out for increasing humanitarian aid to Nagorno Karabakh, maintenance of parity in military assistance to Armenia and Azerbaijan and observance of section 907 of the Freedom Support Act.

The Freedom Support Act (FSA) is the main mechanism for giving foreign aid to countries of the former Soviet Union. Section 907 prohibits certain types of direct U.S. assistance to the government of Azerbaijan until it has ended its aggression and lifted its blockades against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.