POLITICS
US CONGRESS SUBCOMMITTEE TO ALLOCATE 10 MILLION DOLLARS OF AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Washington, June 19 (AZERTAC). US Congress State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee has endorsed the 2010 FY budget.
Budgetary appropriations for national security, counter-terrorism, healthcare and fight against AIDs as well as aid to various countries will make up USD 48.843 billion
Chair of the subcommittee Nita Lowey said aid to US allies in the fight against terror is the most important investment to US security.
However, subcommittee which is also comprised of members of congressional Armenia caucus disregarded for Obama`s administration, maintaining military aid parity between Azerbaijan and Armenia and decided to allocate American taxpayers` $10 million to the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to Executive Director of the US-Azeris Network Adil Bagirov, aid to Armenia`s army, which committed outrage on humanity in Azerbaijan, is absolutely unacceptable. He urged members of the Network to contact their congressmen and senators to voice their protest. The bill will be put to vote in a week at the House Appropriations Committee.