LIFTING OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST PAKISTAN CAUSES BURST OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS IN BAKUOctober 17, 2001 - 23:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday the House of Representatives of the US Congress made a decision to lift the economic sanctions against Pakistan adopted after Islamabad's beginning of nuclear weapon development, which was contrary to the world community requirement. This step of American lawmakers is the reaction toward the general Musharaf regime assistance to the antiterrorist coalition countries in the realization of the military operation against Talibans. The congress decision has caused a burst of positive emotions in Azerbaijan where it is thought that official Baku support to Washington in the realization of the actions in Afghanistan might bring to the lifting of 907 Section of Freedom Support Act that forbids the administration assistance to Azerbaijan until it lifts the blockade of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |