US Reportedly Explores Grand Bargain Linking Political Prisoners to Section 907

According to sources cited by Turan Information Agency Washington is exploring a diplomatic framework that would tie the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan to modifications of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act. The provision which restricts direct US government aid to Azerbaijan has long been a point of contention in bilateral relations.

The reported proposal would establish a prisoner release timeline benchmarked against specific sanctions relief measures. Neither the State Department nor the Azerbaijani Embassy has officially commented on the reports.

Analysts note that such linkage would represent a significant shift in US Caucasus policy and could face opposition from the Armenian American lobby.