RFE\/RL’s Armenian service<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> (Azatutyun) reported.<\/p>\n\u201cThroughout the appropriations process, the Assembly worked with the House and Senate, and in particular our friends on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to make sure that funding for Armenia was maintained,\u201d Armenian Assembly of America Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.<\/p>\n
The US Congress has allocated a total of more than $1.7 billion to Armenia since 1992. The money has been spent on humanitarian aid, infrastructure upgrades, equipment supplies, counseling and other projects administered by the US Agency for International Development.<\/p>\n
In terms of US aid to the Caucasus, Congress approved US President Barack Obama’s proposed economic assistance levels, including $40 million\u00a0for Armenia, $16.6 million for Azerbaijan, and $66 million for\u00a0Georgia.<\/p>\n
In a report accompanying the foreign aid bill, Senate and House conferees made specific mention that there should be parity in both Foreign Military Finance (FMF) and International Military Education and Training (IMET) levels to Armenia and Azerbaijan. While\u00a0Obama had requested $3 million in FMF funding for each\u00a0country, the IMET funds he had proposed for Azerbaijan ($900,000)\u00a0were twice that for Armenia, ANCA reported.<\/p>\n
Congress also agreed to provide assistance for Nagorno Karabakh ” at levels consistent with prior years, and for ongoing needs related\u00a0to the conflict,” while urging a “peaceful resolution of the\u00a0conflict.”<\/p>\n
US assistance spending levels to Karabakh have been\u00a0approximately $2 million a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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