U.S. SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON FOREIGN AID BILL JULY 9

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
09.07.2009 11:27 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Senate Appropriations Committee will be voting
on the foreign aid bill on Thursday, July 9th. The Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA) is urging Armenian-Americans to encourage
their respective Senators to support Armenia foreign aid priorities
during the vote.

The ANCA has also issued an action alert to call Senate Appropriations
Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye and encourage him to support $70
million in assistance to Armenia, $10 million to Nagorno Karabakh
and to maintain military assistance parity to Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Earlier this year, President Obama followed in the tradition of
Presidents Clinton and Bush in calling for a 38% reduction in aid
to Armenia, and increase in aid to Azerbaijan and breaking parity in
military assistance to Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The House Appropriations Committee in June voted to send $48 million in
aid to Armenia, $10 million to Nagorno Karabakh and maintain military
aid parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan.