Two US lawmakers offer to lift trade restrictions from Azerbaijan
Two US lawmakers have offered to repeal a
restriction on trade with Azerbaijan.
Robert Wexler, representing the House of Representatives subcommittee for Europe and the Turkish-Caucasus friendship group, and Congressman Bill Shuster, co-chairman of the taskforce on Azerbaijan, submitted a bill on lifting restrictions imposed by the Jackson-Vanik amendment from the country, according to the Azerbaijani embassy in the United States.
The congressmen insisted that the South Caucasus republic, Washington`s strategic security and energy partner, has long met its obligations to comply with freedom of emigration requirements, calling on the legislature to remove the restrictions.
The Jackson-Vanik amendment, supplemented to the US Trade Act of 1974, bans enforcement of the most favored commerce regulations with certain countries restricting emigration rights to their citizens.
Robert Wexler, representing the House of Representatives subcommittee for Europe and the Turkish-Caucasus friendship group, and Congressman Bill Shuster, co-chairman of the taskforce on Azerbaijan, submitted a bill on lifting restrictions imposed by the Jackson-Vanik amendment from the country, according to the Azerbaijani embassy in the United States.
The congressmen insisted that the South Caucasus republic, Washington`s strategic security and energy partner, has long met its obligations to comply with freedom of emigration requirements, calling on the legislature to remove the restrictions.
The Jackson-Vanik amendment, supplemented to the US Trade Act of 1974, bans enforcement of the most favored commerce regulations with certain countries restricting emigration rights to their citizens.
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