Rep. Brad Sherman calls for lifting the Artsakh blockade during an event in Washington in January
Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) congratulated Davit Ishkhanyan, who was elected as Speaker of the Artsakh National Assembly.
Sherman, who represents California’s 32nd Congressional district and is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said he looked forward to working with Ishkhanyan, the leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation bloc in the parliament as well as a member of the party’s Bureau, who was elected Monday.
“I welcome the election of Davit Ishkhanyan as the new Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh,” Sherman, a member of the Congressional Armenian Caucus said in a statement.
“I look forward to this transformative phase of leadership and to continuing the work to further strengthen the U.S. bond with Artsakh and the Armenian people.”
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