Congressman Frank Pallone calls for ‘meaningful action’ to end blockade, hold Aliyev responsible for aggression

 10:47, 7 September 2023

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. United States Congressman Frank Pallone has called for ‘meaningful action’ to achieve an end to the Azeri blockade of the Lachin Corridor.

Pallone commented on Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s September 1 phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, when Blinken urged the Azeri leader to end the blockade.

“Secretary Blinken is rightfully calling for an end to the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, but these words must be met with meaningful action. Especially, as the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh continues to worsen,” Pallone said in a post on X.

“There must be real consequences for Aliyev’s crimes against humanity and his deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh. Peace in the Caucasus will continue to be evasive if Aliyev is not held responsible for Azerbaijan’s aggression against the Armenian people,” he added.

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