Caucus Co-Chairs urge President Bush to condemn Azeri actions against
Armenia and Karabakh

ArmRadio.am
28.04.2006 10:36

On the eve of President Bush’s meeting with Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev, Members of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
called on the US leader to firmly denounce Azerbaijan’s ongoing war
mongering, and other actions, against the Republic of Armenia and
Nagorno Karabakh.

Caucus Co-Chairs Joe Knollenberg and Frank Pallone, Jr., along with
Caucus Members George Radanovich and Adam Schiff, sent a letter to the
President that states in part:

“Azerbaijani government officials have consistently threatened war and
fostered anti-Armenian intolerance. Ignoring international criticism,
President Aliyev has repeatedly declared that Azerbaijan could launch
a new military offensive against Karabakh, and that he is waging a
‘cold war’ against Armenia where the ongoing negotiations are only a
way to achieve unilateral Armenian concessions.”

In a speech before the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington
Aliyev continued making bellicose statements against Armenia, saying
that the “war is not over,” and that the “patience of the Azerbaijani
people has limits.”

The Congressmen also underscored the fact that Azerbaijan’s actions
are counterproductive to the stability of the South Caucasus as well
as US objectives in the region.