ANCA calls for actual peace amid reports of one-sided Azerbaijan  "Agreement" being forced upon Armenia

ArmInfo.  Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement in response to premature reports of a "peace"  deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"The ANCA seeks a real peace - a just and enduring peace that  respects the rights of the Armenian nation and ensures the return of  Armenians to Artsakh - not a fake 'peace' - a one-sided surrender of  Armenian security and sovereignty forced on Yerevan at the point of a  gun," stated Hamparian.

According to press reports, Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced  that negotiations on a peace agreement have concluded, with both  governments signaling readiness to sign a still-undisclosed deal.   According to statements from Armenian and Azerbaijani officials, the  agreement aims to formalize relations between the two countries  despite Azerbaijan's genocidal actions, illegal detention and torture  of Armenian prisoners, ongoing existential threats against Armenia,  demands for changes to Armenia's Constitution, and obstruction of the  collective, protected, and dignified return of Armenians to Artsakh.   Following the Turkey and Azerbaijan war waged against the Republics  of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Armenia in 2020, Azerbaijan  implemented a 10-month brutal blockade leading to the genocidal  ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, with 120,000 Armenian Christians  forcibly displaced from their ancestral homes following attacks in  September 2023.

In a statement widely viewed as premature, given the many obstacles  to a just and enduring peace, Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted:

"The United States commends Armenia and Azerbaijan for concluding  negotiations on a historic peace treaty. This is an opportunity for  both countries to turn the page on a decades-old conflict in line  with President Trump's vision for a more peaceful world. Now is the  time to commit to peace, sign and ratify the treaty, and usher in a  new era of prosperity for the people of the South Caucasus."

The ANCA continues to advocate for a peace that adds to Armenia's  security and sovereignty, safeguards its Constitutional integrity,  and ensures the right of return for Artsakh's forcibly displaced  Armenians to their historic Artsakh homeland