A number of other exSoviet republics have been coerced into compromised relationships with Moscow. because they have been unable to build strong national institutions. Azerbaijan has so far resisted Russian and Iranian pressure and is striving to maintain its sovereignty by developing its large oil reserves. The suffering and privatidn aggravated by section 907. however. make the Azerbaijans quest for sovereignty more difficult. Mr. President. I know that the AzeriArmenian conflict evokes deep passion in many of my colleagues. but the easing of the suffering of displaced civilians. children and refugees is not a political statement. It is a moral lrnperative. The war In the Caucasus Is now winding to a close on terms favorable to Armenia and the Armenian population of NagornoKarabakh.
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