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Capitol Hill Commemoration of Azerbaijani Pogroms Against Armenians in Sumgait and Baku

On February 28, 2011, Nagorno Karabakh Republic Foreign Minister Georgi Petrossian joined with members of the Congressional Armenian Caucus at a Capitol Hill remembrance honoring the victims of the Azerbaijani pogroms in Sumgait and Baku, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Elliot Engel (D-NY) and Brad Sherman (D-CA) joined in commemorating the Azerbaijani attacks against Armenians in Sumgait in 1988 and Baku in 1990, which set the stage for over two decades of Azerbaijani violence against Armenia and Karabakh. Following the program, ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian explained, "In marking this solemn occasion, we are reminded of the terrible costs of Azerbaijan's aggression for all the peoples of the region. We draw from this remembrance an added measure of devotion to defending the hard-earned liberty enjoyed today by the free citizens of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Sadly, the Aliyev neo-monarchy running Azerbaijan shares neither our commitment to peace nor our devotion to democracy, and - with little protest from the U.S. government - has openly opted - through its vast military build-up, threatening and hateful rhetoric, and outright acts of aggression - for a path toward renewed war."