For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 19, 2002

Presidential Determination, No. 2002-15

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

SUBJECT: Eligibility of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and
Tajikistan to Receive Defense Articles and
Services under the Foreign Assistance Act
and the Arms Export Control Act

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 503(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and section 3(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, I hereby find that the furnishing of defense articles and services to the Governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace.

You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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