; Whereas the Department of State has warned, Closure of the Lachin Corridor has severe humanitarian implications and sets back the peace process and has publicly called on the Government of Azerbaijan to restore free movement through the corridor ; Whereas Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on January 23, 2023, to urge an immediate reopening of the Lachin corridor to commercial traffic and underscored that the risk of a humanitarian crisis in the Lachin corridor undermined prospects for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan ; Whereas, on February 18, 2023, the International Court of Justice ordered Azerbaijan to ensure the unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles, and cargo along the Lachin Corridor ; Whereas the United States serves as a co-chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Minsk Group, along with France and the Russian Federation, and is committed to sustainable, long-term peace in the region; and Whereas the United States and the international community have not been able to undertake any direct humanitarian support or relief efforts to address the needs of Armenian victims in Nagorno-Karabakh since the deadly invasion by Azerbaijani forces in October 2020: Now, therefore, be it