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YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS. United States Congresswoman Katie Porter has said that Azerbaijan’s goal in blocking the Lachin Corridor is to force the ethnic Armenians of Artsakh from their homeland by imposing conditions that make life impossible.

She made the remarks at the Congressional Armenian Genocide Observance – 2023.

“Our response must also be clear. We must hold Azerbaijan accountable for its aggression and I will keep calling, and if needed pushing, the Biden administration to be proactive in taking steps to end the blockade. American taxpayers should not be subsidizing Azerbaijan's hostility against the Armenian people, as long as the aggression continues Azerbaijan should not receive any military assistance,” she added.

The Lachin Corridor has been blocked by Azerbaijan since December 2022.

Azerbaijan has been ignoring an order by the ICJ to reopen the road.

The blockade has caused a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh).