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    Azeri Foreign Ministry concerned about US aid to Karabakh

    Trend news agency
    1 Jul 04


    Baku, 1 July: Azerbaijan is concerned that funds which the US Congress
    has allocated to Nagornyy Karabakh, an integral part of the
    Azerbaijani Republic, may encourage aggressive separatism, extremism
    and illegal activities on the territory of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani
    Foreign Ministry says in a statement.

    The statement says that the decision of the Congress can negatively
    affect the [Nagornyy Karabakh] conflict settlement. "It cannot be
    ruled out that these funds will be spent on the construction of houses
    on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan where Armenia is pursuing a
    policy of illegal settlement," the statement says.

    "The Azerbaijani side wonders how the USA will ensure that the funds
    are used exactly for humanitarian purposes and in line with the
    principles and norms of international law," the statement says.

    Following the initiative by the subcommittee on foreign aid, the US
    Congress decided several ago to allocate 5m dollars to Nagornyy
    Karabakh in 2005.
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