State Department Documents and Publications
March 21, 2008

Extension of Waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act With
Respect to Assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan

REGULATORY DOCUMENTS

Pursuant to the authority contained in Title II of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2002 (Pub. L. 107-115), Executive Order 12163, as amended by
Executive Order 13346, and Delegation of Authority 245, I hereby
determine and certify that extending the waiver of section 907 of the
FREEDOM Support Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-511):

* Is necessary to support United States efforts to counter
international terrorism;

* is necessary to support the operational readiness of United States
Armed Forces or coalition partners to counter international
terrorism;

* is important to Azerbaijan’s border security; and

* will not undermine or hamper ongoing efforts to negotiate a
peaceful settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan or be used for
offensive purposes against Armenia.

Accordingly, I hereby extend the waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM
Support Act. This determination shall be published in the Federal
Register and copies shall be provided to the appropriate committees
in Congress.

Dated: March 7, 2008.

John D. Negroponte,

Deputy Secretary of State, Department of State.

[FR Doc. E8-5754 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710-23-P

Citation: "73 FR 15252"

Document Number: "Public Notice 6143"

Federal Register Page Number: "15252"

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