ArmInfo. Last week, the U.S. extended the waiver of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act with respect to assistance to Azerbaijan, Turan reports. The formal authority of freezing 907, which bans any kind of direct U.S. aid to Azerbaijan, was signed by Stephen Biegun, deputy of state, in late March, according to official records. To recall, Section 907 was adopted by Congress in 1992 and prohibited the provision of government assistance to Baku by the U.S. administration in connection with the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. For many years, Azerbaijani diplomacy has been seeking its cancellation, but so far without success. However, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist act, Congress passed a law on the appropriation of foreign operations, giving the president the right to reject the Section 907. The United States needed this when it was necessary to supply American troops in Afghanistan. Both the Bush and Obama Administrations continued waiving Section 907. The Trump Administration issued its first waiver last year, after two years of delay.
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