14 May 2004
U.S. Welcomes Azerbaijan's Accession to All Counter-Terrorism Conventions
State's Boucher praises Azerbaijan's actions to stop terrorist financing
The United States welcomes Azerbaijan's accession to all 12 international counter-terrorism conventions and protocols tracked in the State Department's annual Patterns of Global Terrorism report, State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said in a statement issued May 13.
Boucher also praised Azerbaijan's efforts in pursuing terrorists and halting terrorist financing.
Following is the statement:
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
May 13, 2004
2004/538
Statement by Richard Boucher, Spokesman
AZERBAIJAN BOLSTERS ANTI-TERRORISM PARTICIPATION
The U.S. welcomes Azerbaijan's accession to all 12 of the international counter-terrorism conventions and protocols that we track in our annual Patterns of Global Terrorism report. We applaud Azerbaijan for this achievement.
Azerbaijan is a solid partner in the global war on terror, with a history of pursuing terrorists within its borders and either trying them under Azerbaijani law or rendering them to countries seeking justice. Azerbaijan has strengthened anti-money laundering laws and has acted to freeze assets and close accounts held by known terrorist financiers. Azerbaijani law makes terrorism a crime punishable by life sentence.
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