MFA: US is again repeating same mistake it made in 1992

Indifferent action by the US side not to waive the 907 Section is an ill-disposed step towards Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (MFA) said in a commentary in response to groundless remarks by US Assistant Secretary of State James O’Brien at the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe hearing, Report informs.

“With regard to remarks by James O’Brien about the waiver to the 907 Section, it seems that the US side is again repeating the same mistake it made in 1992, when Azerbaijan was sanctioned with this amendment, despite being a state who faced aggression and occupation. It was also the US side that decided to waive the 907 Section in 2001 when Azerbaijan supported the US counter-terrorism efforts worldwide following the 9/11 attacks. It was Azerbaijan that extended a helping hand to the US side by opening up its air space routes, the Northern Distribution Network, and its logistics capabilities. It was Azerbaijan that was among the first nations who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the US side in Afghanistan. Azerbaijan was also the last partner nation to leave Afghanistan. Therefore, it turns out that the US side has always considered the support of Azerbaijan as occasional, while it should be reminded that history has always repeated itself,” the MFA said.