Frank Pallone: U.S. should recognize Nagorno KarabakhAugust 22, 2009 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - I believe personally that the United States should recognize Nagorno Karabakh, Frank Pallone Jr., the New Jersey Democrat who is a founding co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, said. "I certainly would be willing to do whatever I can to have that happen," he said However, according to him, it will be difficult, because a lot of members of Congress are not that familiar with the subject. "I assume that the State Department would be against it, and I am not sure how much Armenia itself would be pushing for it. So it would probably be hard to do," Frank Pallone said. "And while I support recognition of NKR, I do not know if the Armenian community wants to prioritize that. The community has to prioritize the issues and spend their time on things that are more likely (to be successfully accomplished)]. And since this issue would be difficult, I would not recommend that they prioritize it, "congressman saidin an interview to Armenian reporter. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |