U.S. CONGRESSIONAL AZERBAIJAN CAUCUS EXPANDS
Azer News, Azerbaijan
July 10, 2013 Wednesday
The number of members of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus (CAC) in
the U.S. House of US Representatives has reached 46, AzerTac state
news agency reported.
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Washington reported that Mark Medows from
Northern Carolina, Jim Bridenstine from Oklahoma and Filemon Vela
from Texas joined the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus.
The Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus was formed in the beginning of
2004 by congressmen Curt Weldon (R-PA) and Solomon Ortiz (D-TX),
its founding co-chairmen.
The Caucus has played an important role in increasing the understanding
of the Congress on the Caspian energy and geopolitics of the South
Caucasus region, in further developing the strategic relations
between the United States and Republic of Azerbaijan, increasing
trade, security and military cooperation between the two nations,
better grasp issues surrounding the illegal military occupation of
Azerbaijani lands such as the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) and other regions
around it by Armenia, the Armenian blockade against Nakhichevan region
of Azerbaijan, and energizing the Azerbaijani-American voters.
Azer News, Azerbaijan
July 10, 2013 Wednesday
The number of members of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus (CAC) in
the U.S. House of US Representatives has reached 46, AzerTac state
news agency reported.
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Washington reported that Mark Medows from
Northern Carolina, Jim Bridenstine from Oklahoma and Filemon Vela
from Texas joined the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus.
The Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus was formed in the beginning of
2004 by congressmen Curt Weldon (R-PA) and Solomon Ortiz (D-TX),
its founding co-chairmen.
The Caucus has played an important role in increasing the understanding
of the Congress on the Caspian energy and geopolitics of the South
Caucasus region, in further developing the strategic relations
between the United States and Republic of Azerbaijan, increasing
trade, security and military cooperation between the two nations,
better grasp issues surrounding the illegal military occupation of
Azerbaijani lands such as the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) and other regions
around it by Armenia, the Armenian blockade against Nakhichevan region
of Azerbaijan, and energizing the Azerbaijani-American voters.