[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CONDEMNING AZERBAIJAN'S BLOCKADE OF LACHIN CORRIDOR

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn Azerbaijan's 
ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor.
  For more than 6 weeks, under the guise of an environmental protest, 
Azerbaijan has conducted a blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the only 
road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.
  The blockade has left thousands of people without access to critical 
medical supplies, food, and essential goods.
  This is needless and malicious and is part of a larger pattern of 
violence by the Azerbaijani regime against the people of Armenia and 
Nagorno-Karabakh.
  I urge the administration to use every tool at its disposal to ensure 
the safety of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and put an end to this 
needless and violent blockade.
  We must provide direct humanitarian assistance through this 
administration and every Member of Congress so that we can help the 
people who are suffering through this atrocity.

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