Artsakh Foreign Minister Delivers Keynote Address at Congressional Salute to Artsakh

Artsakh Foreign Minister David Babayan affirmed the resiliency and resolve of the Artsakh Republic’s indigenous Armenian population – defending their right to liberty and security – in powerful remarks offered to a capacity crowd of Congressional leaders and community members gathered at the U.S. Capitol.

“We face existential threats. Any minute, the enemy can launch large-scale attacks – a genocide. Every minute,” stated Babayan, who characterized President Aliyev’s aggression as “an attack on civilization – on international norms and laws.” Babayan reaffirmed Artsakh’s commitment to self-determination and freedom. “Artsakh will never be part of Azerbaijan – I would like to restate that,” remarked Babayan, to thunderous applause. “We are going to continue our struggle because we are struggling not only for our future – we are struggling for our past; we are struggling for our present and future. We are struggling for humanity.”