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Fulbright Scholars Send Open Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Calling for Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
Open Letter to U.S. Secretary of State from Worldwide Fulbright Scholars
The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC
Dear Secretary Pompeo:
The full-scale war between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Nagorno-Karabakh has taken too many lives and generated enough hatred. Civilians are killed and infrastructure is destroyed every day in violation of the recent agreement on a humanitarian ceasefire. The conflict has gravely undermined regional stability and is generating a humanitarian catastrophe.
We, as members of the Fulbright Program Network, which advocates peace, respect, and cultural understanding within local communities and globally, hereby call upon the U.S. government, both as a UN Security Council Member and as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, to ensure the realization of Nagorno-Karabakh people’s right to peace by:
- Taking immediate steps to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement,
- Ensuring the security of civilians and integrity of civilian infrastructure, particularly in the main conflict zone, Nagorno-Karabakh,
- Taking immediate measures to organize and provide humanitarian aid to the affected population of Nagorno-Karabakh,
- Introducing an international incident investigation mechanism along the conflict line,
- Urging both sides to resume substantial negotiations,
- Preventing engagement of any regional actors, whose interference is detrimental to the cause of peace and regional stability.
The Fulbright Program aims to build mutual understanding between nations, respect human dignity, advocate for human rights, advance knowledge across communities, and improve lives around the world. Considering that the United States is a global advocate of the aforementioned values, we call on the United States, as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, to fulfill its Responsibility to Protect towards the affected civilian population.
(The letter is an initiative of individual Fulbright scholars and does not represent the official view of the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State).
Regards,
Sardorbek Mamadjanov, Uzbekistan
Arpine Poghosyan, Armenia
Tatsiana Ziniakova, Belarus
Vladimir Vakhter, Russia
Polina Chelpanova, Russian Federation
Diana Kuzhakhmetova , Russia
Sargylana Cherepanova, Russia
Touseef Ali, Pakistan
Aleksandr Strekalov, Russia
Mohamed Elmonzer, Egypt
Vladyslav Bivziuk, Ukraine
Daria Sinitsyna, Russia
Scarlett Rodriguez, Dominican Republic
Mahrukh Zafar, Pakistan
Sura Oklah, Jordan
Touseef Ali, Pakistan
Aizhan Alma, Kazakhstan
Ivan Nichitenko, Russia
Erik van Zummeren, the Netherlands
Pravindharan Balakrishnan, Malaysia
Dike Samai, Trinidad and Tobago
Diego Gustavo Deleersnyder, Argentina
Sibylle Hornung, Germany
Mamoud Elfar, Egypt
Marina Avia, Spain
Melisa Redondo, Argentina
Hyelim Yoon, South Korea
Kaushal Kishore Chandel, India
Aparna Subramanian, India
Akriti R, India
Karen Davtyan , Armenia
Elvina Asatryan, Armenia
Tagoev Lutfullo, Tajikistan
Nino Mateshvili, Georgia
Steve Porther , Trinidad and Tobago
Emma Ghazaryan, Armenia
Steve Porther , Trinidad and Tobago
Angela K Leech, Australia
Sasa Arsic, Switzerland
Anatoli Georgiadou, Greece
Claire Yun-Ju Chen, Taiwan
Ajay Anilbhai , Panamá
Jaeyoung Ha, South Korea
Vivian Chih, Taiwan
ATO Kwamena Tetteh , Ghana
Somchate Wasantwisut, Thailand
Fernando David Márquez Duarte, México
Yvonne Zhang, UK
Felipe Antequera, Chile
Julio César Díaz Calderón, Mexico
Ya-Yun Chen, Taiwan
Lusine Khachatryan, Armenia
Annelise Bowser, United States
Hasmik Sahakyan, Armenia
Hikmatullah Jamili, Afghanistan
Daniel Aguilera, Honduras
Pablo Tostado Marcos, Spain
Shant Shekherdimian Ahmad, MPH, United States
Lukasz Wyrzykowski, Poland
Armen Ghazaryan, Armenia
Amanullah Haidary Azadany, Afghanistan
Davit Janunts, Armenia
Armen Mkrtchyan, Armenia
Arpine Mazhinyan, Armenia
Armando, El Salvador
Gulcan Cagla Emir, Turkey
Zoltan Fuessy, Slovakia
Biswajit Sarmah, India
Ani Hovhannisyan, Armenia
Seda Mirzoyan, Armenia
Alexandra Schaller, Germany
Ruben Elamiryan, Armenia
Nver Khachaturyan, Armenia
Gayane Baghdasaryan , Armenia
Anna Udvardi, Hungary
Davit Janunts, Armenia
Marco Liuni, France
Alexandra Schaller, Germany
Nelson Octavio Puc Cruz, Mexico
Nadine Shakhshir, Jordan
Iuliia Alieva, Russia
Mabel Crsitina Gonzalez Montoya, Colombia
Armenuhi Avagyan, Armenia
Lusine Ghushchyan, Armenia
Aida A. Hozic, United States
Pablo Tostado Marcos, Spain
Pravesh Raghoo, Mauritius
Martin Uranga Priore, Uruguay
Israporn Sethanant, Thailand
ATO Kwamena Tetteh , Ghana
Qammar Abbas, Pakistan
David Gomez Ladrón de Guevara, Spain
Henry Moncrieff, Venezuela
Ann Karagozian, USA
Shamsudheen Unniankutty, India
Olga Khokhryakova , Russia
Hovhannes Arestakesyan, Armenia
Pratyusha Govindaraju, India
Goldy Yadav, India
Juhi Gupta, India
Kinga Nagy, Hungary
Pierfrancesco Alaimo Di Loro, Italy
Rupel Nargunam, India
Nitin Raja Singh, India
Kezia Duncan, Australia
Amanda Baião, Brazil
Rupel Nargunam, India
Rupel Nargunam, India
Shikha Singh , India
Henrik Behr, Germany
Leslie Willis, USA
Sarah Neugebauer, Deutschland
Zubaidah Almashhadani, Iraq
Mai Nguyen, Vietnam
Gustavo Santamaria González, Panama
Marlon Koci, Albania
Maria Altamirano, Nicaragua
Ahmad Munjizun, Indonesia
Helder Alves de Oliveira, Brazil
Alma Maria Rojas, Paraguay
Laura Owaga, Kenya
James Centeno, United States of America
Naseer Ahmad Noori, Afghanistan
Hagop Toghramadjian, United States of America
Saber Kouas, Tunisie
Dareen Tadros, Palestine
Amal Shimir , Iraq
Anas Buhayh, Libya
Renata Komalasari, Indonesia
Dina Rishmawi, Palestine
Danica Harootian, USA (ETA Armenia)
Elizabeth Atkins, Australia
Adelya Miyassarova, Russia
Fiona Pemberton, Australia
Lesman Ghazaryan, Armenia
Hayasa Tahmazyan, Armenia
Arpine Poghosyan, Armenia
Lusine Khachatryan, Armenia
Shushanna Tevanyan, Armenia
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