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Senator Menendez Presses State Department on Its Actions Regarding Lachin Blockade, Assembly Submits Testimony posted at 05:21:19 UTC via mirrorspectator.com “Is it so important to us that we cozy up to someone who is in the process of creating ethnic cleansing? Is that the side of history the US wants to stand on?” concluded Senator Menendez. Conveying the extent of bipartisan concern over the humanitarian crisis, Ranking Member Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) stated in his opening remarks that “tensions are rising again between Armenia and Azerbaijan” and that “ending this conflict would bring peace to a fractured region.” “The US, along with our European allies, have an important role to play in the future of the Caucasus. Our action in response to the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh will be key to broader US policy towards the region.” The Honorable Yuri Kim, Acting Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs in the United States Department of State In her opening statement, A