Memo for the Secretary of State of the USA from President Bush

[Yeghisabet Arthur]

Whitehouse.gov (press release)
Jan 14 2005


Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Presidential Determination
No. 2005-18




SUBJECT: Extension of Waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support
Act with respect to Assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan

Pursuant to the authority contained in title II of the Kenneth M.
Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-115), I hereby determine and
certify that extending the waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM
Support Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-511):

is necessary to support United States efforts to counter
international terrorism;

is necessary to support the operational readiness of United States
Armed Forces or coalition partners to counter international
terrorism;

is important to Azerbaijan's border security; and will not undermine
or hamper ongoing efforts to negotiate a peaceful settlement between
Armenia and Azerbaijan or be used for offensive purposes against
Armenia.

Accordingly, I hereby extend the waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM
Support Act.

You are authorized and directed to notify the Congress of this
determination and to arrange for its publication in the Federal
Register.

GEORGE W. BUSH