US Congress determines size of aid to Karabakh for 2011

The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the US House of Representatives has confirmed its budget for 2011, apportioning $44 million in financial aid to Armenia, Novosti Armenia reports, citing the Armenian National Committee of America. This is $
million more than President Obama envisaged, but still $4 million less than that alloted last year. The ANCA sources said pro-Armenian congressmen had voted to raise the sum alloted to Nagorno-Karabakh to $10 million, $2 million more than last year. The committe also voted to give Armenia and Azerbaijan almost $4 million each for military financing and training.