թԹ՞թԹԲթԹ(թՉ-թԹ,թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹբթԹ, թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹբթԹ՜թԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԲթԹ❁թԹ։թԹԴթՉթԹԲթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ— (Armenian Assembly of America) թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹբթԹէթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳ թԹ« թԹէթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ…թԹ(թԹ-, թԹԴթՉ-թԹէթԹ(թԹԱ թԹբթԹ՞թՉ-թԹէ թՉթԹ,թԹԳթԹզթԹ՜թԹ, թԹ՟թԹԲթԹ§թԹ, թԹԳթԹԴթՉ-թԹ❁թԹԳթԹգթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՜ թԹ❁թԹԲթԹ(թՉ-թԹ,թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹթԹ, թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՟թԹ❁թԹ։թԹ❁թԹ՛ թԹ)թԹ(թԹզթԹԵթԹ❁թԹԳ թՉդթԹ(թԹբթԹԲթԹզ թխթՉթԹԴթՉ-թԹ-թԹ,թՉթԹ, թԹԴթՉթԹգթԹ❁թԹ)թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹԳ թԹ« թԹ՛թՉ-թԹ❁թԹԷթԹ,թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ՞թԹ)թՉ-թԹ§թԹ(թԹեթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ, թԹ՛թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹաթԹԴթՉթԹԳ թԹԵթԹ❁թԹէթԹ(թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ»թԹԲթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹԶթԹ(թԹէթԹԴթՉ-թԹ❁թԹ§թԹ❁թԹԳթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ, թԹգթԹ❁թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹԷթԹԴթԹԱ թԹԶթԹ❁թԹ»թԹԲթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹթԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳ թՉ❁ թԹ՛թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ)թԹ❁թԹ)թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ, թԹԶթԹ(թԹ՝թԹ,թԹԲթԹ, թԹ՟թԹ❁թԹ՟թԹէթԹԴթՉթԹԲթԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ, թԹԷթՉ-թԹ❁թՉ՛
թԹ,թՉ-թԹ❁թԹբթԹ՜թԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԲթԹ❁թԹ։թԹԴթՉթԹԲթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ— թԹ՛թԹԴթՉթԹբթԹզ թԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹ,, թԹԴթՉ- թԹ)թԹ(թԹզթԹԵթԹ❁թԹԳ թխթՉթԹԴթՉ-թԹ-թԹ,թՉթԹ— թՉ❁ թԹբթԹ՞թՉ-թԹէ թՉթԹզ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՟թԹ❁թԹ։թԹ❁թԹ՛թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ,թՉ- թԹ։թԹԴթՉ-թԹ…թԹ—թԹԳթԹ՜թԹ(թՉ-թԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ— թԹ՟թԹ❁թԹԱթԹ❁թԹԱ թԹ§թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹԳթԹԴթՉ-թԹ,թԹ թԹ՜թԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ։թՉ-թԹ❁թԹԷթԹ(թԹԳ թԹԶթԹ(թԹԶթԹԳթԹ❁թԹբթԹ,թԹԳ թՉթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ§թԹ❁թԹԱթԹ, թՉ-թԹ❁թԹԳթՉ-թԹ❁թԹԵթԹ(թԹէթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՝թԹԴթԹԱթԹԴթԹԷթՉ-թԹ)թԹ❁թԹԷթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ—թԹԳթԹէթՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ, թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ)թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳթՉթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ—թԹԳթԹէթՉ-թԹԷթԹ❁թԹ… թԹ,թԹգթԹ՟թԹ❁թԹԳթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ,թԹԳթՉ՛ թՉթԹ,թԹ❁թԹբթԹԳ թԹԳթՉ-թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ թԹԲթԹ❁թԹզթԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԲթԹ§ թՉ❁ թՉթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ§թԹ❁թԹԱթԹ, թԹ՝թԹԴթԹԱթԹԴթԹԷթՉ-թԹ)թԹ, թԹ❁թԹեթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԲթԹ§ թԹ« թԹ՛թԹԳթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹԷթԹԴթՉ- թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳ թԹ՟թԹ❁թԹԱթԹ❁թԹԱթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՞թԹ(թԹԶթՉթԹ§թԹ(թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹԲթԹ—թԹե, – թԹ❁թԹզթԹ(թԹ- թԹ« թՉ-թԹ❁թԹԲթԹ❁թԹ։թԹԴթՉթԹԲթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ, թԹէթԹԳթՉ»թՉ-թԹ(թԹԳ թԹԱթՉ-թԹ❁թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՞թՉ-թԹ)թԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹ,թԹԳթՉ՛
թՉ§թԹ։թԹԴթԹզթԹէթԹԴթԹզթԹ, 5-թԹ,թԹԳ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹԷթԹ❁թԹ… թԹԳթԹգթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹԴթՉթԹԲթԹ,թԹ թԹ՛թԹ(թԹէթԹԴ թԹ՞թՉթՉ թժ թԹ(թԹէթՉթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹԴթՉթԹԱթԹ❁թՉ- թՉդթԹԴթԹԳ թՉթԹ(թՉ-թՉ-թԹ,թԹԳ թԹ,թՉ- թԹԷթԹզթԹէթԹ❁թԹ՛թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹԳ թԹ« թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹբթԹէթԹԳթԹ(թԹ- թԹ)թԹ(թԹզթԹԵթԹ❁թԹԳ թխթՉթԹԴթՉ-թԹ-թԹ,թՉթԹ, թԹ❁թԹԶթԹ❁թՉթԹ(թԹ-թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ)թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹ❁թԹԷթԹ(թԹէթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ❁թԹԶթԹԳթԹդթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԲթԹ§, թԹ❁թԹԳթԹԷթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ(թԹ-թԹԴթԹԷ թԹԳթՉ-թԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ,թԹ❁թԹԶթԹ❁թԹեթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ՜թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ։թԹ, թԹ)թԹ,թԹԷթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ։թԹ(թԹէթԹե, թԹԷթԹ(թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹզթԹէթԹ❁թԹէթԹ(թԹ-թԹԴթԹԷ, թԹԴթՉ- թԹ,թՉթԹ,թԹ❁թԹթԹբթԹ❁թԹ- թՉ թԹ❁թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ։թԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ— թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԷթԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ,թԹԲ թԹ« թԹԲթԹԳթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԲթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳ թՉ❁թԹ թԹ՟թԹ❁թԹԱթԹ❁թԹԱ թԹ՜թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ։թԹ❁թԹԷթԹԴթՉ-թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹ❁թՉ-թԹթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ՜թԹԴթԹԱթԹԲթԹ(թՉ-թԹ,թԹԳ թՉ»թԹ։թԹԳթԹ(թԹ-թԹԴթՉ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹԳթԹ❁թԹԶթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ—թԹեթՉ՛
թԹԲթԹ(թԹզթԹԵթԹ❁թԹԳ թխթՉթԹԴթՉ-թԹ-թԹ,թՉթԹ— թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՟թԹ՜թԹ,թԹԳթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ❁թԹգթԹ՟թԹ❁թԹէթԹ(թԹ- թԹ«, թԹԴթՉ-թԹԵթԹ(թԹզ թԹ՞թՉ թԹԱթԹ❁թԹԳթԹզթԹէթԹ❁թԹԳթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թՉ❁ թժ թԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ,թԹզթԹէթԹ❁թԹԳթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ՞թՉթՉ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹէթԹԴթՉթԹ՜ թԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹբթԹ❁թԹթԹԴթՉթԹթԹդթԹ, թԹէթԹ(թԹԱթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹ- թՉ❁ թԹ։թԹ-թԹ՟թԹ❁թԹԷթԹԴթՉ-թԹ(թԹ- թԹ« թԹ՞թՉ թԹԱթԹ❁թԹԳթԹզթԹէթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ, թԹ՛թԹ(թԹէ թԹ❁թԹԳթԹԷթԹէթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ։թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹ❁թՉ-թԹթԹ(թՉ-թԹ, թԹգթԹԴթՉթՉ-թԹե թԹ(թՉ-թԹ՜թԹ՜թԹԴթԹԱթԹԲ թԹԵթԹ❁թԹբթԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ։թՉ-թԹ, թԹ§թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ—թՉ՛ 2009-12թԹ.թԹ. թԹԳթԹ❁ թԹ(թԹԱթԹ(թԹ- թԹ« թԹԱթԹԴթՉթԹ-թԹԱթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ,թԹ❁թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ՞թՉթՉ թԹ)թԹ(թԹզթԹԵթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ—, թԹ,թԹԳթԹդթԹԵթԹ(թԹզ թԹԳթԹ❁թՉ❁ թԹ❁թԹգթԹ՟թԹ❁թԹէթԹ(թԹ- թԹ« թԹԵթԹ(թԹէթՉթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹԴթՉթԹԱթԹ❁թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹէթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ§թԹ(թՉ- թԹԵթԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹզթԹ՟թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹէթԹԴթՉ թԹԵթԹ❁թԹգթԹէթԹԴթԹԳթԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹԲթՉ՛
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Armenian Assembly of America issued a statement on new U.S. Co-Chair to OSCE Minsk Group
Upon the appointment of Ambassador James Warlick to serve as the next U.S. Co-Chair of the Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group for the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) reiterates its concerns with respect to Azerbaijan’s increased war-rhetoric, ongoing militarization and continued cease-fire violations:
“The Armenian Assembly hopes Ambassador Warlick and his OSCE Co-Chair counterparts will reintegrate the democratically elected government of Nagorno-Karabakh into the peace negotiations. Only with their participation and the support of the citizens of Karabakh, who valiantly defended their homeland, can a lasting peace be achieved,” said Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.
Secretary of State John Kerry expressed his confidence in Ambassador Warlick, calling him a “first-rate diplomat,” when he announced the appointment on August 5th. Secretary Kerry also reiterated that the “United States remains firmly committed to helping the sides reach a lasting and peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.”
In 1991, Azerbaijan launched a war against the Armenian people of Nagorno-Karabakh. A Russian brokered cease-fire agreement was signed in 1994 ending the hostilities; however, no peace agreement was ever realized. For almost 20 years, the OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by the United States, Russia and France, has sought a peaceful resolution to the conflict. In recent years, cease-fire violations along the line of contact have increased exponentially. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan has begun stockpiling massive offensive military armaments to the tune of over $6 billion dollars between Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012. Last month, it was reported that Azerbaijan begun receiving another $1 billion dollar arms package from Russia, whereas the United States Congress is in the process of providing an additional $3.3 million dollars to Azerbaijan’s military. The Armenian Assembly raised these concerns, among others, in testimony submitted last month to the Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) briefing entitled “Troubled Partner: Growing Authoritarianism in Azerbaijan.”
Warlick recently served as Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan and lead negotiator for the Bilateral Security Agreement with Afghanistan. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria from 2009-2012, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs from 2006 to 2009, and Director of the Office of European Security and Political Affairs from 2005 to 2006.
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