POLITICS
DECISION OF CONGRESS ON RENDERING ASSISTANCE TO NAGORNY KARABAKH MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT ON SETTLEMENT OF THE CONFLICT
As was informed to AzerTAj from the press service of the MFA of the Republic of Azerbaijan, a few days ago the US Congress on the initiative of the subcommittee on foreign assistance in the frame of program of assistance in 2005 fiscal year has adopted a decision to allot Nagorny Karabakh means at amount 5 million US dollars.
To this end, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic states that Azerbaijan side is seriously concerned upon hearing that the allotted means might be directed to instigation of aggressive separatism, extremism and illegal activity in the territory of Azerbaijan, including Nagorny Karabakh as an integral part of the Country.
This decision of the Congress can natively impact on the process of settlement of the conflict. It is not ruled out that that the said amount would be directed to construction of houses in the occupied areas.
The Azerbaijani side is interested that the United States ensured use of this amount only for humanitarian purposes and in according to the principles and norms of international law.