AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT BELIEVES IN U.S CONGRESS’S POSITIVE RESPONSE TO APPEAL
Trend
Dec 21 2009
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Parliament believes in the U.S Congress’s positive response
to appeal.
"The official position of Azerbaijan is known. The parliament also
announced its position. We are waiting for a response from the opposite
side. Afterwards, we will be able to define our next steps.
If the U.S President having used the available opportunities
vetoes the rendering of assistance to the Armenian community of
the Nagorno-Karabakh, then this step will be viewed positively,
" Azerbaijani Parliament deputy chairman Bahar Muradova told Trend
News on Monday.
The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate approved a bill on
the general appropriations for the 2010 fiscal year, according to
which assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh will be allocated to the amount
of $8 million. Any restrictions on the implementation of programs in
Karabakh have been removed.
The Azerbaijani Parliament adopted an appeal to Barack Obama Enhanced
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against the U.S. Congress’s decision Dec. 15.
Muradova said the delegation of the Azerbaijani parliament is likely
to meet with members of the Congress.
"Azerbaijan is a strategic ally of the United States. We are
successfully conducting activities in many areas. Why do not we
cooperate in this direction? We must continue to work on several
spheres and with Congress, the Presidential Administration,
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deputy speaker said.
She said this work should be constant. "Sometimes one can suddenly face
the unimaginable step of even close ally. Therefore, Azerbaijan should
be vigilant and must continue its efforts with a correct perception of
the truth about us in the world. We also expect for a fair position
from the country, focused on justice, peace and security throughout
the world.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. –
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenian has not yet implemented the U.N. General Assembly’s
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
occupied territories.
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