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    LAWMAKERS REINFORCE REQUEST TO ALLOCATE $48 MILLION FOR ARMENIA; $10 MILLION FOR NAGORNO KARABAGH

    armradio.am
    28.10.2009 10:48

    Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and New
    Jersey Republican Frank LoBiondo were joined by dozens of their House
    Colleagues in urging Senate and House Appropriations Committee leaders
    to maintain $48 million in U.S. assistance to Armenia, increased
    aid to Nagorno Karabagh, and continued military assistance parity to
    Armenia and Azerbaijan in the fiscal year (FY) 2010 foreign aid bill,
    reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

    "We want to thank Congressmen Pallone and Lobiondo for leading
    this bipartisan outreach to members of the State-Foreign Operations
    Subcommittee - and also to express our appreciation to our friends
    serving on this panel, including Nita Lowey, Adam Schiff, Mark Kirk,
    Steve Rothman, and Jesse Jackson - for their work in support of the
    pro-Armenia provisions in the FY2010 foreign aid bill," said Aram
    Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "We are hopeful that the
    conference committee, which will be called to reconcile the Senate
    and House versions of this legislation, will approve the higher
    House figures for aid to Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh, endorse the
    House's decision to maintain military aid parity between Armenia and
    Azerbaijan, and support the House language reaffirming Section 907
    of the Freedom Support Act."

    Earlier this year, both the House and Senate adopted their versions
    of the FY 2010 foreign aid bill, with the House adopting higher
    figures for Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh and including new language
    reaffirming Section 907 restriction on U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan,
    due to that country's ongoing blockade of Armenia.

    In an October 26th letter to the Chairs and Ranking Republicans of the
    Senate and House foreign aid subcommittees, the House Members cited the
    "approximately $680 million loss resulting from the Russia-Georgia
    conflict. We are reminded that Armenia provided humanitarian,
    diplomatic and economic assistance to Georgia, facilitated the safe
    transit for U.S. and international officials, and helped rebuild
    damaged Georgian infrastructure."

    In expressing its support for $3.45 million in military assistance
    to Armenia, the Congressional letter stated: "Armenia's cooperation
    in anti-terrorism efforts and its deployment of forces to both Iraq
    and Kosovo are pivotal to U.S. interests. Armenia has entered into a
    NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) and has worked closely
    with both NATO and the Defense Department on a range of bilateral
    and multilateral agreements, joint training programs, and military
    exercises."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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