For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 30, 2003
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Presidential Determination: No. 2004-18
Subject: Extension of Waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act with respect to Assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan
Consistent with the authority contained in title II of the Kenneth
M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-115), I hereby determine and
certify that extending the waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM Support
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-511):
- is necessary to support United States efforts to counter
international terrorism;
- is necessary to support the operational readiness of United States
Armed Forces or coalition partners to counter international terrorism;
- is important to Azerbaijan's border security; and
- will not undermine or hamper ongoing efforts to negotiate a
peaceful settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan or be used for
offensive purposes against Armenia.
Accordingly, I hereby extend the waiver of section 907 of the
FREEDOM Support Act.
You are authorized and directed to notify the Congress of this
determination and to arrange for its publication in the Federal
Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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