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Whitehouse and Markey Demand Release of Armenian hostages; Support Artsakh Right of Return at COP29

ANCA - Armenian National Committee of America
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During a November 16th COP29 press conference in Baku Azerbaijan, when confronted by a Baku TV reporter as to why Armenia had not been sanctioned by the U.S., Senator Whitehouse replied, “Senator Markey and I support Armenia, both of us. We are very regretful that the dislocation of so many Armenians has taken place. To put it mildly, I’m far from convinced that Armenians are to blame for that. And I don’t want to dwell in the home of my hosts on human rights issues. But if that were to be the topic, I would not be very complimentary.” Senator Markey was direct in his response: “We believe that the political prisoners should be released. We believe there should be a right of return of Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh. And we believe that there should be a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia.” ...more
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Whitehouse and Markey Demand Release of Armenian hostages; Support Artsakh Right of Return at COP29
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Nov 182024
During a November 16th COP29 press conference in Baku Azerbaijan, when confronted by a Baku TV reporter as to why Armenia had not been sanctioned by the U.S., Senator Whitehouse replied, “Senator Markey and I support Armenia, both of us. We are very regretful that the dislocation of so many Armenians has taken place. To put it mildly, I’m far from convinced that Armenians are to blame for that. And I don’t want to dwell in the home of my hosts on human rights issues. But if that were to be the topic, I would not be very complimentary.” Senator Markey was direct in his response: “We believe that the political prisoners should be released. We believe there should be a right of return of Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh. And we believe that there should be a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia.”

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