[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H227-H228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN POGROMS

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. Between 1988 and 1990, the Armenian population was the 
target of racially motivated pogroms in Azerbaijan. Hundreds of 
Armenians were murdered and more wounded during three violent attacks 
in Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku.

[[Page H228]]

  Though the ethnic cleansing programs occurred over 20 years ago, they 
were atrocious acts of cruelty. We cannot forget them.
  I worry the sentiments that sparked this violence still remain in the 
Nagorno-Karabakh. Just last month, Azerbaijan began buying up weapons 
to regain control of the region. The President of Azerbaijan declared 
this is, ``not a frozen conflict, and it's not going to be one.''
  America must remain committed to a peaceful and democratic resolution 
to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, not one that relives the past.

                          ____________________