Yerevan October 25
Marianna Mkrtchyan. The decision to suspend the 907th amendment has not yet been made. This was announced by US presidential adviser on national security John Bolton, commenting on the possible cancellation of the 907th amendment by Donald Trump and the sale of weapons to Azerbaijan on October 25 in Yerevan.
"The decision to suspend action has not yet been made, and I cannot predict what it will be in terms of increasing the sale of weapons. But the situation is such that Armenia buys most of its weapons from Russia, Azerbaijan also buys more than 80% from the Russian Federation. This Of course, the circumstance does not contribute to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, "Bolton said.
At the same time, he stressed that this fact provides a serious tool for influencing the parties and does not lead to peace. According to him, the Americans believe that competitiveness is the driving force. "And our weapons are in any case better than the Russian. And I believe that we should study this issue within the framework of our laws," said Bolton.
Earlier, Bolton, referring to the possibility of repealing Amendment 907, the assistant did not rule out that Donald Trump could use his powers to suspend the 907th Amendment to the Freedom Support Act, which limits US assistance to Azerbaijan at the state level, as it did predecessors. "This provision was approved by the Congress. The executive branch of government does not necessarily follow the same political line and, according to our constitution, in fact it is the president who determines foreign policy. In many cases, different presidents suspended this provision in order to conduct procurement, and we constantly consider this opportunity to decide whether this is necessary ", – concluded Bolton.
Amendment 907 was adopted by the Congress in 1992 and prohibited the provision of assistance to Baku through the government line by the US administration in connection with the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. For many years, Azerbaijani diplomacy has sought to repeal the 907th Amendment, but so far without success.