US CONGRESSMEN DISCUSSED FINANCIAL AID TO KARABAKHApril 5, 2002 - 23:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - US congressional commission for foreign economic operations has heard the question of the lot of the funds, which should have been given to Nagorno Karabakh as foreign aid. In the course of the session, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) called upon the leadership of the US Agency for International Development to implement the legislators' decision and to give Karabakh the rest of the aid approved by them. Let us remind that Stepanakert received only $15,8 million out of the $20 million approved by the Congress. The USAID representatives pledged to ascertain the situation and report to the legislators.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |