20 02 2008 - ) 52 House Members Press Secretary Rice to Challenge Azerbaijan's Threats of Aggression

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
WASHINGTON, DC – More than 50 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives called upon Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today to challenge Azerbaijan’s threats of renewed war against Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh, and to take concrete action to hold leaders in Baku accountable for actions that directly undermine the Administration’s policy of fostering peace and stability in the South Caucasus region, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
The letter, initiated by Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairmen Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ), cited specific recent threats by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and stressed that, “these fear tactics and threats of war go directly against the United States’ goal of peace and stability in the South Caucasus region. Azerbaijan has been threatening war with Armenia for years. However, these recent public comments made by high-ranking government officials prove that their rhetoric has turned into a very real and dangerous threat.”

A.M.