Expressing the sense of the Senate condemning Azerbaijani forces' illegal and unprovoked assault on Armenian territory and insisting upon the cessation of security assistance to Azerbaijan in accordance with Federal law.

condemns Azerbaijan’s illegal and unprovoked attack on Armenian territory;

urges Azerbaijan to fully adhere to the ceasefire agreed to on September 14, 2022;

demands that Azerbaijan respect the territorial integrity of Armenia;

calls for the release of all Armenian prisoners of war and civilian prisoners held in Azerbaijan;

insists that the Department of State meet all statutorily required reporting requirements for consideration of United States assistance to Azerbaijan;

urges the Secretary of State to immediately halt all security assistance to Azerbaijan;

urges the President to evaluate whether officials of the Government of Azerbaijan should be subject to sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328) for human rights abuses against ethnic Armenians; and

supports the robust provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh affected by Azerbaijan’s war of aggression.