[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 16309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07734]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10737]


Extension of Waiver of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act 
With Respect to Assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan

    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. 12884, as amended by E.O. 13346; and 
Department of State Delegation of Authority 245-2, I hereby determine 
and certify that extending the waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM 
Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) with respect to Azerbaijan:
     Is necessary to support United States' efforts to counter 
international terrorism; or
     is necessary to support the operational readiness of U.S. 
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. The determination and memorandum of justification 
shall be provided to the appropriate committees in Congress.

    Dated March 22, 2019.
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-07734 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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