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US REDUCES ASSISTANCE TO ARMENIA
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Dec 19 2007
"In February, 2007, White House submitted the draft budget document
on the Department of State, Foreign Affairs and Relevant Programs
for 2008 to the Congress.
The document envisaged allocating $18mln. to Azerbaijan and $35mln.
to Armenia in the framework of Freedom Support Act. Separatist
Nagorno Karabakh regime was not offered any assistance," official
of Azerbaijani embassy in Washington Remzi Teymurov told APA's
US bureau.He said that House of Representatives amended the budget
document presented by the White House, demanded $68mln. to be allocated
to Armenia, which is twice more than the planned assistance, and
the members of the Lower House asked to offer $6mln.-assistance to
Nagorno Karabakh.
"In October, when the draft budget was debated in the Senate, the
members of the house, unlike the House of Representatives again wanted
$38mln. to be allocated to Armenia and $22mln. to Azerbaijan.
Concrete figure on assistance to Nagorno Karabakh was not reflected
in the document debated in the Senate," he said.
Remzi Teymurov said that taking into account divergence on the bill
between the two houses of the Congress, a conference was organized of
the members of the Supreme Legislative Body's institutions. According
to the final decision of the conference, $19mln. will be offered to
Azerbaijan and $38mln. to Armenia in 2008. The financial assistance
to Nagorno Karabakh has been halved.
Teymurov said that halving the assistance to be rendered for Armenia
and separatist Nagorno Karabakh regime was possible with the activity
of Azerbaijani Embassy in US and local Diaspora organizations. The
meetings were held with congressmen and their assistants during
discussions carried out in the Congress since February due to the
above-said draft bill. Diaspora members appealing to their congressmen
asked to take interests of Azerbaijan into account.
U.S Armenians did not hide their dissatisfaction with the decision
of House of Representatives of the Congress. The executive director
of US Armenian National Committee Aram Hamparian stated that
Armenia's receiving less assistance due to the borders with Turkey
and Azerbaijan will cause problem. Armenians are very anxious about
House of Representative's allotting $3mln-twice reduced amount to
Nagorno Karabakh.
Ballot should be held in Senate due to draft bill on 2008 State Budget
in nearest days. Following this, the document will be submitted to
US President George Bush for signing it.
Armenia will be rendered less assistance intended in the framework
of Millennium Challenges in 2008. Congress House of Representatives'
allocating $1.55 billion to that program caused it. But White House
asked to allocate $ 3 billion for the above-said program.
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Dec 19 2007
"In February, 2007, White House submitted the draft budget document
on the Department of State, Foreign Affairs and Relevant Programs
for 2008 to the Congress.
The document envisaged allocating $18mln. to Azerbaijan and $35mln.
to Armenia in the framework of Freedom Support Act. Separatist
Nagorno Karabakh regime was not offered any assistance," official
of Azerbaijani embassy in Washington Remzi Teymurov told APA's
US bureau.He said that House of Representatives amended the budget
document presented by the White House, demanded $68mln. to be allocated
to Armenia, which is twice more than the planned assistance, and
the members of the Lower House asked to offer $6mln.-assistance to
Nagorno Karabakh.
"In October, when the draft budget was debated in the Senate, the
members of the house, unlike the House of Representatives again wanted
$38mln. to be allocated to Armenia and $22mln. to Azerbaijan.
Concrete figure on assistance to Nagorno Karabakh was not reflected
in the document debated in the Senate," he said.
Remzi Teymurov said that taking into account divergence on the bill
between the two houses of the Congress, a conference was organized of
the members of the Supreme Legislative Body's institutions. According
to the final decision of the conference, $19mln. will be offered to
Azerbaijan and $38mln. to Armenia in 2008. The financial assistance
to Nagorno Karabakh has been halved.
Teymurov said that halving the assistance to be rendered for Armenia
and separatist Nagorno Karabakh regime was possible with the activity
of Azerbaijani Embassy in US and local Diaspora organizations. The
meetings were held with congressmen and their assistants during
discussions carried out in the Congress since February due to the
above-said draft bill. Diaspora members appealing to their congressmen
asked to take interests of Azerbaijan into account.
U.S Armenians did not hide their dissatisfaction with the decision
of House of Representatives of the Congress. The executive director
of US Armenian National Committee Aram Hamparian stated that
Armenia's receiving less assistance due to the borders with Turkey
and Azerbaijan will cause problem. Armenians are very anxious about
House of Representative's allotting $3mln-twice reduced amount to
Nagorno Karabakh.
Ballot should be held in Senate due to draft bill on 2008 State Budget
in nearest days. Following this, the document will be submitted to
US President George Bush for signing it.
Armenia will be rendered less assistance intended in the framework
of Millennium Challenges in 2008. Congress House of Representatives'
allocating $1.55 billion to that program caused it. But White House
asked to allocate $ 3 billion for the above-said program.