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    SCHIFF MEETS WITH ARTSAKH FOREIGN MINISTER

    http://asbarez.com/106930/schiff-meets-with-artsakh-foreign-minister/
    Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 | Posted by Contributor

    Rep. Adam Schiff with Artsakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan

    WASHINGTON~WRep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Wedensday met with Karen
    Mirzoyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh
    Republic, in his Washington office.

    During the meeting, Schiff and Minister Mirzoyan discussed recent
    developments in the South Caucasus, and the importance of continued
    U.S. involvement in the development of Nagorno Karabakh. As a Member
    of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Schiff has pushed for
    increased humanitarian and development assistance to Nagorno Karabakh,
    and Mirzoyan thanked the Congressman for his work on this vital issue.

    ~SIt was wonderful to meet Foreign Minister Mirzoyan, and hear his
    perspective on the economic and security issues in Artsakh,~T said Rep.

    Schiff. ~SI updated the minister on the status of my efforts to get
    economic assistance boosted from $2 million to $5 million in the
    2013 budget that will be finalized in the coming weeks. And we also
    discussed the appalling extradition and release of Ramil Safarov,
    and its effect on a peaceful resolution of conflict in the region.~T

    On Monday, Rep. Schiff sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking
    Members of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittees in the
    House and Senate ~V calling on them to cut all security assistance
    to Azerbaijan, including Azerbaijan~Rs International Military
    Education and Training Account (IMET) funding. This latest request
    comes after the egregious repatriation and release of Ramil Safarov,
    an Azerbaijani army captain who had confessed to the savage 2004 axe
    murder of Armenian army lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan during a NATO
    Partnership for Peace Program.

    In the letter, Schiff wrote: ~SAzerbaijan has committed the most
    terrible subversion of justice ~V making a hero of a cold-blooded
    killer. Plainly the investment we have made in training Azeri forces
    has been worse than wasted. The United States must not tolerate any
    acts of aggression against Armenia or Nagorno-Karabakh, and this
    hateful action by President Aliyev undermines all international
    efforts to bring about a peaceful solution in the region.

    ~SAzerbaijan must pay a high price for its actions. Baku treasures
    the security assistance that it receives from Washington, not because
    it needs the money (it does not), but because it signifies a certain
    closeness in the bilateral relationship. By cutting off military aid to
    Azerbaijan, the United States would signal its disgust with the Safarov
    affair, while also reminding Aliyev that the United States will not
    tolerate any acts of aggression against Armenia or Nagorno-Karabakh.~T

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