The phrase "affirmed in a statement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that something has been confirmed or stated clearly in a formal or official context.
Example: "The findings of the research were affirmed in a statement released by the university."
Alternatives: "confirmed in a statement" or "asserted in a statement".
What's the real crime?" Gist, Sprewell's agent, affirmed in a statement that Sprewell did not know the seriousness of the injury and even tried to work through it.
In December, the 10 chancellors at the University of California campuses affirmed in a statement their support of animal research and the university system's commitment to "the highest standards of animal care, safety and health".
Cox affirmed in a statement to Utah startup blog Silicon Slopes that the Utah legislature will have a chance to review before any final decisions are made.
Mr. Megrahi has always professed his innocence, a stand he affirmed in a written statement read at a court hearing last November that failed to win him release because of his prostate cancer, which British doctors have called incurable.
On the other side of the issue, some members of the Catholic hierarchy said they were shocked that on the same day that Benedict and President Bush affirmed in a joint statement the need for a policy that treats immigrants humanely and protects their families, federal agents were conducting raids at five chicken plants.
"How to respond to those in public office who support abortion legislation is open to various legitimate pastoral approaches, as the United States bishops affirmed in their June 2004 statement on Catholics in political life," the statement said.
"The burden of proof here rests with the Church, not with victims ― and especially not with victims whose veracity already has been affirmed," Doyle said in a statement.
Biden affirmed in the meeting, and a subsequent US statement confirmed this, that the US treaty commitment to Japan includes backing it against any serious threat to the Senkakus, which China is trying to claim as the Diaoyu Islands.
"The court affirmed," Mr. Hoersting said in a statement, "that groups of passionate individuals, like billionaires — and corporations and unions after Citizens United — have the right to spend without limit to independently advocate for or against federal candidates".
"This is indisputable and the AFL has again re-affirmed this fact today in a statement".
After a great deal of pressure was exerted on the new administration, it affirmed its support for needle exchange in a statement issued in mid February--a significant step forward for the UN's biggest contributor.
