,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bh1 #bjad ,mr4  
,/ockman submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
#if? anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+ ( ! ,democratic
 ,republic ( ,az]baijan4  ,:]eas1 on    
,may #bh1 #aiah1 ! ,democratic ,republic
 ( ,az]baijan 0 proclaim$ ! _w's fir/   
secul> ,muslim p>liam5t>y democratic    
republic2 ,:]eas ! ,democratic ,republic
 ( ,az]baijan 0 grant$ diplomatic       
recognition by ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r    
democratic nations2 ,:]eas ,az]baijan   
grant$ univ]sal suffrage 9 #aiah1 mak+ x
 ! fir/ majority ,muslim c\ntry to give 
wom5 ! "r to vote2 ,:]eas aft] !        
collapse ( ! ,soviet ,union ! ,unit$    
,/ates e/abli%$ full diplomatic ties ) !
 ,republic ( ,az]baijan 9 #aiib2 ,:]eas 
successive ,u4,s4 adm9i/rations h       
express$ support = ,az]baijani          
developm5t ( en]gy res\rces 9 ! ,caspian
 ,sea region1 includ+ con/ruction ( !   

l&m>k ,baku-,tbilisi-,ceyhan oil pipel9e
 & ! ,baku-,tbilisi-,erz]um gas pipel9e 
t are ma9 art]ies = deliv]+ ,caspian    
en]gy res\rces to global m>kets2 ,:]eas 
completion ( ! ,s\!rn ,gas ,corridor w  
increase ,european en]gy security by    
increas+ ! am\nt ( natural gas fl[+ f ! 
,caspian ,sea to ,am]ican allies 9      
,europe2 ,:]eas 9 a rec5t lett] to      
,az]baijan's ,presid5t1 ,secret>y (     
,/ate ,john ,k]ry wrote1 ,az]baijan is  
becom+ a new reliable memb] ( _w en]gy  
res\rces & helps ensure ,europe's en]gy 
security4 ,! implem5tation ( ! ,s\!rn   
,gas ,corridor aft] a long h>d "w1      
besides b5efitt+ ! consortium's num]\s  
p>tn]s & neighbors1 w /r5g!n !          
indep5d5ce ( ,az]baijan2 ,:]eas !       
,republic ( ,az]baijan is an important  
/rategic p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &     
,az]baijani troops s]ve %\ld] to %\ld] )
 ,u4,s4 soldi]s 9 ,afghani/an1 z !y     
previ\sly did 9 ,iraq & ,kosovo2 ,:]eas 
,az]baijan & ! ,u4,s4 coop]ate 9 c\nt]+ 
t]rorism1 nucle> prolif]ation1 &        

n>cotics traffick+2 ,:]eas ,az]baijan   
ma9ta9s close1 fri5dly ties )           
,israel--,am]ica's vital ally 9 !       
,middle ,ea/--& provides #dj p]c5t (    
,israel's oil consumption2 ,:]eas       
,az]baijan is home to ,muslim1 ,*ri/ian1
 & ,jewi% communities & has be5 prais$ =
 its religi\s tol]ance by ! ,european   
,p>liam5t2 ,:]eas ,az]baijan's ,jewi%   
community has resid$ 9 ,az]baijan =     
#b1ejj ye>s )\t p]secution2 & ,:]eas    
,az]baijan supports peace & /ability 9 !
 ,caspian ,sea region3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7    
ext5ds w>m congratulations & be/ wi%es  
to ! p ( ,az]baijan z !y celebrate      
,republic ,day on ! #if? anniv]s>y ( !  
f\nd+ ( ! ,democratic ,republic (       
,az]baijan2  7#b7 notes ! important role
 t ,az]baijan plays 9 ensur+ ! en]gy    
security ( ,israel & o!r ,am]ican allies
 9 ,europe2 &  7#c7 expresses support = 
cont9u$ coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ,az]baijan on en]gy1 security1 
& o!r matt]s4