Respuesta de la U. S. Senadora Dianne Feinstein

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein responding to your message‏
De: senator@feinstein.senate.gov
Enviado: viernes, 11 de septiembre de 2009 12:43:26 p.m.
Para: orgwelcome@hotmail.com

Dear Mr. Nalpatian:

Thank you for writing to express your support for robust U.S. aid to Armenia. I appreciate hearing from you on this topic and welcome the opportunity to respond.


Like you, I am a strong supporter of Armenia and the Armenian-American community. I believe it is important for the U.S. to maintain close ties with Armenia and strengthen our relationship.


As you may know, the Senate Appropriations Committee, on which I serve, recently reported the fiscal year 2010 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Act (S. 1434) to the full Senate for consideration. While this legislation includes $30 million in humanitarian and economic support and development aid to Armenia, it does not currently include funding for military assistance or contain provisions related to the ongoing dispute over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh. You may be interested to learn that the U.S. House of Representatives has included $3 million in Foreign Military Financing, $450,000 for International Military Education and Training, and language pertaining to Nagorno-Karabakh in their version of the legislation. Any differences between the bills passed by each chamber will need to be worked out in a conference before each house considers the final version of this bill. Be assured that I have noted your thoughts, and will keep them in mind as Congress continues to complete work on the fiscal year 2010 appropriations process.


Further, please know that I appreciate the efforts the people of Nagorno-Karabakh have made to build a better future for themselves following the collapse of the Soviet Union and years of war and conflict. I am hopeful that Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan will settle their differences peacefully at the negotiating table. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's (OSCE) Minsk Group has launched several diplomatic initiatives aimed at resolving the outstanding issues, and I encourage all parties to actively participate in these efforts.


Again, thank you for writing. I hope you will continue to write me on matters of importance to you. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841. Best regards.


Sincerely yours,

Dianne Feinstein United States Senator


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Miguel Angel Nalpatian(1942).- Mar del Plata.- Buenos Aires.- Rca Argentina.-