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PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES THANKFUL TO AZERBAIJAN FOR PARTICIPATION IN FIGHTING GLOBAL TERRORISM
AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Aug 31 2005
On 31 August, the delegation led by chairman of US Senate Foreign
Relations Committee Richard Lugar held a news conference on results
of the visit at the Hyatt Regency-Nakhchivan Hotel of Baku.
Informing on his impressions during the visit, Senator Lugar said in
the Baku meetings discussed were issues of the US-Azerbaijan relations,
settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
the upcoming November parliament elections and the US assistance to
Azerbaijan in connection with protection of borders. He also noted his
meeting with President Ilham Aliyev was success and that he conveyed
gratitude of the American people to Azerbaijan for support in fighting
global terrorism.
Speaking of his positive impressions on the Republic, Senator Barak
Obama said they were deeply interested in Azerbaijan as an independent
country with rich natural resources.
Expressing confidence for the free and fair elections in November,
Mr. Lugar said as we were told in the meetings, in general, there
has been no problem in registration of candidates for elections.
Noting that in the fiscal year the United States will increase
financial assistance to Azerbaijan, Mr. Lugar stressed it would be
possible in the frame of "Reduction of cooperative threat" joint
program which will serve strengthening of the borders of Azerbaijan.
The American senator answered numerous questions of journalists
interested them.
AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Aug 31 2005
On 31 August, the delegation led by chairman of US Senate Foreign
Relations Committee Richard Lugar held a news conference on results
of the visit at the Hyatt Regency-Nakhchivan Hotel of Baku.
Informing on his impressions during the visit, Senator Lugar said in
the Baku meetings discussed were issues of the US-Azerbaijan relations,
settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
the upcoming November parliament elections and the US assistance to
Azerbaijan in connection with protection of borders. He also noted his
meeting with President Ilham Aliyev was success and that he conveyed
gratitude of the American people to Azerbaijan for support in fighting
global terrorism.
Speaking of his positive impressions on the Republic, Senator Barak
Obama said they were deeply interested in Azerbaijan as an independent
country with rich natural resources.
Expressing confidence for the free and fair elections in November,
Mr. Lugar said as we were told in the meetings, in general, there
has been no problem in registration of candidates for elections.
Noting that in the fiscal year the United States will increase
financial assistance to Azerbaijan, Mr. Lugar stressed it would be
possible in the frame of "Reduction of cooperative threat" joint
program which will serve strengthening of the borders of Azerbaijan.
The American senator answered numerous questions of journalists
interested them.