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CONGRESSMAN PALLONE CALLS ON US GOVERNMENT TO RESTRICT MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO AZERBAIJAN
Panorama.am
22/06/2010
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), co-chair of the Congressional
Caucus on Armenian Issues, Monday released a statement condemning
attacks by the armed forces of Azerbaijan on soldiers of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
"I condemn these attacks in the strongest terms. The attempt to
penetrate the line of contact with Nagorno-Karabakh defenses was
an unacceptable provocation and an attempt to precipitate further
conflict," the Congressman said, expressing his deepest condolences
to the families of the four soldiers who lost their lives due to
these attacks.
"The fact that these attacks were unprovoked and came just hours after
a meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan with Russian
President Medvedev as part of ongoing efforts to bring the conflict to
a final peace settlement, makes the attacks that much more egregious. I
continue to call on the U.S. government to reinstate Section 907 of
the FREEDOM Support Act and restrict all further military assistance
to Azerbaijan. We can not stand complacent as Azerbaijan makes good
on their aggressive statements and engages in violent attacks,"
Pallone said, according to Asbarez.
Remind that ANCA also came with the same call to the US government.
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Panorama.am
22/06/2010
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), co-chair of the Congressional
Caucus on Armenian Issues, Monday released a statement condemning
attacks by the armed forces of Azerbaijan on soldiers of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
"I condemn these attacks in the strongest terms. The attempt to
penetrate the line of contact with Nagorno-Karabakh defenses was
an unacceptable provocation and an attempt to precipitate further
conflict," the Congressman said, expressing his deepest condolences
to the families of the four soldiers who lost their lives due to
these attacks.
"The fact that these attacks were unprovoked and came just hours after
a meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan with Russian
President Medvedev as part of ongoing efforts to bring the conflict to
a final peace settlement, makes the attacks that much more egregious. I
continue to call on the U.S. government to reinstate Section 907 of
the FREEDOM Support Act and restrict all further military assistance
to Azerbaijan. We can not stand complacent as Azerbaijan makes good
on their aggressive statements and engages in violent attacks,"
Pallone said, according to Asbarez.
Remind that ANCA also came with the same call to the US government.
Previous News: ANCA disappointed with OSCE MG weak statement
From: A. Papazian