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    States News Service
    June 21, 2010 Monday

    PALLONE CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON SOLDIERS OF THE NAGORNO KARABAKH REPUBLIC

    WASHINGTON


    The following information was released by the office of New Jersey
    Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.:

    Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), co-chair of the Congressional
    Caucus on Armenian Issues, Monday released the following statement
    condemning attacks by 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.

    I also want to express my deepest condolences to the families of the
    four soldiers who lost their lives due to these attacks. Their
    dedication to protecting a young but flourishing democracy exercising
    its right to self-determination is admirable.

    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.




    From: A. Papazian
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