ANCA will oppose any "reckless documents" that call on Artsakh to  make up-front and irrevocable strategic and territorial concessions

ArmInfo. The Armenian National Committee of America commented on the statement made by US National Security Advisor to the President John Bolton on Artsakh.   Thus, according to the statement of the structure received by  ArmInfo, the ANCA will oppose any/all reckless "Madrid" style deals  that call on Artsakh to make up-front and irrevocable strategic and  territorial concessions in return for vague, deferred and reversible,  promises from Azerbaijan about Artsakh's possible future status.  

Parallel to this stand, we will continue to demand accountability for  Azerbaijan's aggression, and back continued U.S. funding for vitally  needed humanitarian and developmental programs in Artsakh, underlined  in the ANCA statement.

In a seeming shift away from the generally higher priority that the  Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations placed upon resolving  Artsakh as a means of reducing Russian influence in the region,  Bolton, at least publicly, highlighted the benefits of an Artsakh  settlement to U.S. efforts to isolate Iran. We can expect a  diplomatic U.S. push on the Artsakh issue, foreshadowed, perhaps, by  outgoing Ambassador Richard Mills' reckless call for the up-front  surrender of Artsakh's territory, the ANCA press service informs.

To note, Bolton expressed openness to U.S. arms sales to Armenia,  which - almost certainly - would happen in the context of such sales  to Azerbaijan. The danger here is that Azerbaijan, given the size of  its military budget, can afford significantly more advanced U.S. arms  than Armenia - leading to imbalances both on the battlefield and in  terms of political relationships. 

The ANCA will continue to press for strict enforcement of Section 907  of the Freedom Support Act, which - as a matter of law, currently  waived by the Administration - restricts certain forms of direct U.S.  assistance, including offensive military hardware, to the Azerbaijani  government. In light of Baku's escalating aggression, the ANCA calls  upon the White House to discontinue its Section 907 waivers and urges  Congress to roll back its waiver authority for this law. Parallel to  Section 907 enforcement issues, the ANCA is carefully tracking  potential arms export control violations related to Azerbaijan,  including the third-party sourcing of sensitive U.S. equipment,  software, and services for drones and other weapons systems.