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House Adopts Sherman Amendment Blocking Azerbaijan Capability to Act on its Threat to Attack Civilian Aircraft

La mesure limitant les transfers US qui auraient augmenté les capabilités armées azéri contre l'aéroport civil de Stepanakert (capitale de l'Artzakh) .

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a powerful amendment introduced by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) to block the transfer of U.S. defense articles to Baku that could potentially be used by the Azerbaijani government to act upon its threat to shoot down civilian aircraft operating out of Artsakh's Stepanakert airport.

The ANCA-backed amendment, offered to Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, was cosponsored by Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Vice-Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA). The House adopted the measure with a bipartisan vote of 234 to 195.