U.S. Policy and Azerbaijan
        - Engagement, not Isolation

        
"U.S.
        policy against Azerbaijan [Section 907 of the Freedom Support
        Act] impedes our ability to help advance U.S. national interests.
        The intersection of commercial and political interests makes
        it necessary for business executives to be aware of the implications
        of U.S. government policies, while communicating with foreign
        governments in order to support our corporate objectives. There
        is much at stake in the Caspian region for our national and energy
        interests. It's time for the United States to lead, not react.
        Leadership demands engagement, not isolation."

        
J. Michael
        Stinson, Conoco's
        Senior VP for Government Affairs, testifying before the U.S.
        Senate Subcommittee on International Economic Policy in Washington,
        D.C., on March 3, 1999.

        
From Azerbaijan
        International (7.1) Spring 1999

        © Azerbaijan International 1999. All Rights Reserved.

        
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