US HOUSE OF REPS BLOCKS EXIMBANK AID FOR TURKEY-GEORGIA-AZERBAIJAN RAILWAY

NTV MSNBC, Turkey
Dec 7 2006

There was no opposition to the motion tabled by Congressman Crowley.

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Guncelleme: 05:36 ET 07 Aralik 2006 PerşembeWASHINGTON – The
US House of Representatives on Wednesday evening backed a resolution
that would bloc the US Eximbank from providing a credit loan for the
construction of a railway linking Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

A resolution put forward by Joseph Crowley, a Democrat congressman
for New York and a supporter of the Armenian lobby, said the project
should not be supported because it did not include Armenia in the
plan for the 258 kilometre rail line.

This exclusion of Armenia from the project was an illegal economic
blockage of that country and would only serve to further undermine
stability in the region Crowley said. The resolution was adopted by
the House as there was no opposition to the motion.

Crowley’s office later issued a statement saying that a similar
resolution would be tabled before the US Senate. The statement also
said that it was planned to have the resolution passed into law by
the end of the month.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress