[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 86 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 86

To express dissatisfaction with the Republic of Azerbaijan's failure to 
work toward a peaceful and fair settlement to the dispute over Nagorno 
Karabagh by continuing the devastating blockade and economic boycott of 
             the Republics of Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 1993

  Mr. Bonior (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
 Lehman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, 
   and Mr. Visclosky) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To express dissatisfaction with the Republic of Azerbaijan's failure to 
work toward a peaceful and fair settlement to the dispute over Nagorno 
Karabagh by continuing the devastating blockade and economic boycott of 
             the Republics of Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh.

Whereas the Azerbaijani government has failed to terminate the blockade and 
        other uses of force against Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh, as set forth 
        in the Freedom Support Act;
Whereas the blockade of Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh by Azerbaijan has directly 
        resulted in extreme hardship, loss of life and economic devastation in 
        both Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh;
Whereas the lack of medicine and adequate health facilities in Armenia and 
        Nagorno Karabagh has resulted in an alarming increase in the mortality 
        rate among the elderly and newborn infants;
Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has identified tens of 
        thousands of Armenian refugees to be at risk of exposure and starvation 
        this winter, due to the Azerbaijani blockade of Armenia;
Whereas the European Parliament has passed a resolution condemning the 
        Azerbaijani blockade of Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh and demanding that 
        Azerbaijan immediately cease the embargo;
Whereas Azerbaijan has escalated its aggression in the Caucasus by conducting 
        military assaults against Armenia as well as Nagorno Karabagh, resulting 
        in the loss of thousands of lives; and
Whereas Azerbaijan's economic blockade has substantially destabilized the 
        Transcaucasus and threatens to derail the progress of democracy and 
        economic reform in the Caucasus: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States should--
            (1) continue to send immediate fuel and humanitarian 
        assistance to help the Republic of Armenia through a difficult 
        winter and help revive the distressed Armenian economy;
            (2) promote a lasting and equitable resolution to the 
        conflict within the United Nations and Conference of Security 
        and Cooperation in Europe;
            (3) promote the full participation of the representatives 
        of Nagorno Karabagh in all negotiations concerning this 
        conflict;
            (4) encourage the Republic of Turkey, which has provided 
        military, economic and diplomatic support for Azerbaijan, to 
        play a neutral role in helping to promote an equitable 
        resolution to this crisis;
            (5) condemn the continuing blockade of Armenia and Karabagh 
        as a violation of international law and demand the immediate 
        lifting of the blockade and the opening of humanitarian 
        corridors to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian goods to 
        Armenia; and
            (6) pursuant to the Freedom Support Act, continue to 
        withhold all United States assistance to Azerbaijan until 
        Azerbaijan lifts its blockade and other uses of force against 
        Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh.

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