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    OFFICE OF THE NAGORNO KARABAKH REPUBLIC IN THE USA
    1334 G Street N.W., Washington, DC 20005
    Tel: (202) 223-4330
    Fax: (202) 223-4332
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Web site: www.nkrusa.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    December 10, 2009

    US CONGRESS ALLOCATES $8 MILLION TO ARTSAKH
    Omits Restrictions for Activity in Nagorno 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.

    This material is distributed by the Office of the Nagorno Karabakh
    Republic in the USA on behalf of the Government of the Nagorno
    Karabakh Republic. The NKR Office is registered with the
    U.S. Government under the Foreign Agent Registration Act. Additional
    information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington,
    D.C.
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