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Pursuant to the authority contained in title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (Pub. L. 107-115), E.O. 12163, as amended by E.O. 13346, and pursuant to Delegation of Authority 513, I hereby determine and certify that extending the waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-511) with respect to Azerbaijan:
- is necessary to support U.S. efforts to counter international terrorism; or
- is necessary to support the operational readiness of United States Armed Forces or coalition partners to counter international terrorism; or
- 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. This Determination shall be published in the
Federal Register
, and the Determination and Memorandum of Justification shall be provided to the appropriate committees in Congress.
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Dated: June 21, 2022.
Brian P. McKeon,
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.
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