President Aliyev thanks Trump for commemorative Section 907 waiver memorandum

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has expressed gratitude to US President Donald Trump for sending him a memorandum on the extension of the waiver of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act as a commemorative gift.

According to a post published on the Azerbaijani president’s official X account, the document was accompanied by Trump’s personal signature and a warm message.

The publication noted that President Aliyev highly values the thoughtful gesture and regards it with deep appreciation and respect.

Dear President Donald Trump, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for sending me, as a commemorative gift, the memorandum on extension of waiver of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, accompanied by your personal inscription and kind words. I greatly appreciate… pic.twitter.com/EeNgsziWs3

— Ilham Aliyev (@presidentaz) June 1, 2026

Section 907, adopted by the US Congress in 1992, prohibited direct US government assistance to Azerbaijan, citing claims of an Armenian blockade. At the time, however, Azerbaijani territories were under Armenian occupation. 

While successive US administrations routinely waived the restriction, the administration of former President Joe Biden, under Secretary of State Antony Blinken, reinstated its enforcement in recent years, a move Baku viewed as politically motivated.

On August 8, during Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Washington, US President Donald Trump signed a document suspending the application of Section 907.

By Jeyhun Aghazada