U.S. secretary of state deflects on suspending aid to Azerbaijan

Published: 2025-05-22 09:47

During a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on May 21, pro-Armenian Democratic Congressman Jim Costa urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to end U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan. Costa stated: "We’ve tried to get Republican and Democratic administrations to forego the waiver on Section 907 on military aid to Azerbaijan. Finally, last year, the Biden Administration rightfully refused to issue the waiver. I think it should be permanent."

In response, Rubio did not express any intention to oppose lifting the ban on aid to Azerbaijan: "We have not made a determination on that yet, because what we are focused on now is getting them to agree to a peace agreement that does not cause them to invade a neighboring country — Armenia... We've tried to outline to both sides, especially the Azerbaijani side, the tremendous benefits that would come from signing a peace deal and not engaging in a war that we would find to be destructive, counterproductive, and the last thing we need right now in the region" (Associated Press YouTube channel).

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News