The Congress of the United States allocates $8 million dollars to the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and omits restrictions for activity in Karabakh.
Washington, DC – House and Senate approved a Consolidated Appropriations Bill for 2010 fiscal year providing $8 million for assistance to Artsakh. The Conference Committee, comprised of House and Senate appropriators for reconciling the two versions of the 2010 foreign aid bill determined that “up to $8,000,000 be made available for programs and activities in Nagorno - Karabakh”. Also, the Committee has removed the traditional description of the provided aid as humanitarian, thus eliminating any restrictions for the implementation of different programs in the NKR.
"The people and authorities of Artsakh are grateful for the steadfast support of the U.S. Congress, the whole American nation to the post-war restoration of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic”, said NKR Representative to USA Robert Avetisyan. “We would like to thank all our friends, including our supporters on the Hill, for their objective and impartial vision of the Nagorno Karabakh problem. We hope that a continued and enhanced U.S. assistance will promote a sooner recovery of my nation from the devastating results of the 1991-1994 aggression by Azerbaijan ”.
In view of Azerbaijan’s escalating warmongering, the Conference Report also calls upon "all parties to the conflict to refrain from threats of violence and the use of inflammatory rhetoric". “We share the U.S. legislators’ approach that irresponsible and aggressive statements are destructive and damaging for the regional stability”, Avetisyan said.
The Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic in the United States is based in Washington, DC and works with the U.S. government, academia and the public representing the official policies and interests of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
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