ArmInfo. The US intention to stop financial assistance to Artsakh in a certain way is due to the actions of Azerbaijan and Armenia. A similar opinion was expressed to ArmInfo by "Hay-Dat" Responsiblefor political issues, member of the Bureau of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" Giro Manoyan.
"The US government has been trying to cancel financial assistance to Artsakh over the past two years. The authors of this idea determine its early completion of the mine clearance process in Artsakh. In reality, I am convinced that this decision is due solely to political reasons," he said.
According to Dashnaktsakan, US motivation in a certain way is a step towards Azerbaijan, which has long been seeking the abolition of financial assistance to Artsakh. Thus, Washington is striving to a certain extent to satisfy the aspirations of Baku, on the basis of some considerations known only to them. Manoyan considers Yerevan to be the second addressee of such US actions, to whom the Americans are trying in this way to send a political message, the contents of which today are also known only to themselves. "In any case, the decision of the government should still be discussed in both houses of Congress, as well as the entire draft state budget for 2021. Congressmen have already made a statement on the need not only to save, but also to increase the volume of assistance to Artsakh. We also continue to work in this direction "concluded Manoyan.
It should be noted that last week 75 congressmen from 23 US states sent a letter to the subcommittee on external operations of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress with a proposal to provide Armenia with $ 100 million to support the economy, ensure security and establish the rule of law. Another $ 1.5 million is proposed by the congressmen to be sent as assistance to Artsakh: to mine territories and rehabilitate mine victims. Congressmen also called on the subcommittee to stop assisting Azerbaijan as a country exposing aggression to Armenia and Artsakh.