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    CLINTON IN THE CAUCASUS: ANCA OFFERS TEN-POINT CHECKLIST FOR SUCCESSFUL VISIT

    Asbarez
    Friday, June 1st, 2012

    WASHINGTON-The Armenian National Committee of America has suggested
    the following ten steps that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
    should undertake during her upcoming visit to the Caucasus region
    to advance U.S. interests, promote American values, and strengthen
    the Obama Administration's diplomatic standing in a pivotal region
    of strategic importance.

    Secretary Clinton is set to travel to the Caucasus from June 4 to 7 to
    discuss issues of regional security, democracy, economic development
    and counter-terrorism. She will visit Armenia on June 4, Georgia on
    June 5, and Azerbaijan on June 6, prior to traveling to Turkey for
    meetings on June 7. Read details about Secretary Clinton's travel
    schedule in the Caucasus, visit.

    http://www.state.gov/secretary/trvl/2012/191056.htm

    10 Steps Toward a Successful Visit by Secretary Clinton to the
    Caucasus:

    1. A public announcement by Secretary Clinton that President Obama,
    after more than three years in office, will finally honor his
    promises to recognize the Armenian Genocide and to support the proper
    recognition of this crime by the U.S. Congress.

    2. An official visit to the Armenian Genocide memorial, during
    which she honors her own pledges to recognize the Armenian Genocide,
    renounces her assertion that the Armenian Genocide is a matter for
    "historical debate," and asserts that the Administration will no longer
    use the failed Turkey-Armenia Protocols as an excuse for complicity
    in Ankara's genocide denial.

    3. A clear statement distancing the U.S. from a recent NATO
    declaration prioritizing the principle of territorial integrity over
    self-determination in settling the status of Nagorno Karabakh, and
    a commitment to strike, from a recently released State Department
    report, the false assertion that Nagorno Karabakh is a part of
    Azerbaijan, a Baku-backed claim that is directly at odds with
    President Obama's pledge to work towards a durable settlement "based
    upon America's founding commitment to the principles of democracy
    and self determination."

    4. A public retreat from the Administration's proposed 19% cut in
    economic and democracy-building aid to Armenia, and a pledge to
    both work with Congressional appropriators to honor the President's
    promise to "maintain" aid levels to Armenia, and also to allocate
    all unexpended aid that Congress has intended for Nagorno Karabakh.

    5. A joint declaration with the Armenian government, in the spirit
    of President Obama's promise to foster stronger U.S.-Armenia economic
    relations, announcing talks to implement bilateral trade and investment
    initiatives, including a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement,
    a Double Tax Treaty, and a Free Trade Agreement.

    6. A strong stand, during her visit to Azerbaijan, against the Aliyev
    regime's escalating pattern of threats and renewed aggression against
    Nagorno Karabakh, and a public announcement that the White House
    will not waive Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act as long as
    Baku fails to commit to a peaceful resolution of its conflict with
    Nagorno Karabakh.

    7. A withdrawal of the Administration's support, in light of Baku's
    ongoing threats and acts of aggression, for the sale or transfer
    of any and all arms or dual-use items to Azerbaijan, including the
    controversial pending sale of advanced helicopter-based sensing
    equipment.

    8. A visit to investigate the medieval Armenian cemetery in Djulfa,
    Nakhichevan, the site of thousands of intricate Armenian stone crosses
    (khatchkars) systematically destroyed by the Azerbaijani military in
    December of 2005, as documented on video-tape.

    9. A public expression of U.S. support, during her trip to Georgia,
    for targeted U.S. economic, development, and infrastructure assistance
    programs and public-private partnerships for the Armenian-populated
    Javakhk region of Georgia.

    10. A trip to Stepanakert to demonstrate support for the OSCE Minsk
    Group peace process, to press for the reinstatement of the Republic
    of Nagorno Karabakh as a full participant in all negotiations, and to
    underscore America's longstanding and proud tradition of supporting
    the right of all peoples to democratic self-determination.

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