; (2) long-standing U.S. policy has been and should remain to facilitate a negotiated settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh’s political status, neither recognizing Azerbaijan’s claim to sovereign authority over Nagorno-Karabakh, nor Nagorno-Karabakh’s claim to independence, but to promote resolution of the question of its status through negotiation within the OSCE Minsk Group; (3) the U.S. should not recognize any settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh’s political status that is achieved as a consequence of Azerbaijan’s military invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, its blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh since December 12, 2022, or the invasion that began on September 19, 2023, or its threats and coercion of Armenian leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh, including by creating an atmosphere of terror; (4) numerous documented reports and evidences of atrocities, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed by Azerbaijan in and around Nagorno-Karabakh should be investigated and those responsible should be held accountable, and the U.S. should play a leading role in promoting this process; (5) due to credible reports of ongoing atrocities against ethnic Armenians following the Azerbaijani invasion of Artsakh that began on September 19, 2023, the U.S. should press for immediate access by international observers, including U.S. diplomats, to promote verification of these reports; (6) the United States should direct the United States Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to refer the actions of the Government of Azerbaijan toward ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh to the International Criminal Court for investigation and prosecution under the Genocide Convention; (7) Azerbaijan is conducting a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh and the United States and the international community have a responsibility to provide immediate humanitarian support