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    U.S. EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVE SPEAKS ABOUT DELAY IN MATTHEW BRYZA'S CONFIRMATION PROCESS

    Azeri Report
    Aug 5 2010

    BAKU. August 5, 2010: At the request of some of its members, the U.S.
    Senate Committee on Foreign Relations postponed voting on the candidacy
    of Matthew Bryza to the position of ambassador to Azerbaijan, said
    Keith Bean, the press-secretary of the U.S. Embassy to Azerbaijan.

    Some local experts in Azerbaijan relate the delay in Bryza's
    confirmation process to the tensions in bilateral relations of
    Azerbaijan and the United States. Commenting on such opinion, Bean said
    the visit of the U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton to Azerbaijan
    last month testified to the development of bilateral relations. "She
    touched upon and discussed certain spheres, including questions on
    democracy and human rights," Bean said. "U.S. always stated that
    the most reliable partners are the countries devoted to democracy,
    " - he added.

    During her visit to Baku Clinton spoke about some progress in the
    sphere of democracy, and expressed hope on the quick release of
    the bloggers from jail. However, after her visit the bloggers were
    not released, and a new verdict was passed against the imprisoned
    journalist Eynulla Fatullayev.

    Commenting on these questions Bean said that there was a special
    statement of the U.S. Government calling Azerbaijan to respect its
    international obligations. Bean also expressed a hope that the bloggers
    would be released soon.

    "Media questions have also been important for us, because free media
    are constituent parts of developed democracy. And we will always be
    on this position," the diplomat said.

    Ketih Bean did not comment on the questions why the assistance
    allocated by the Congress for Armenia in 2011 was twice higher than
    for Azerbaijan. "American lawmakers deal with these issues", he noted.

    The U.S. diplomat also noted that U.S. did not recognize Nagorno
    Karabakh/Mountainous Garabagh, and that U.S. allocated them money only
    for humanitarian projects by NGOs. The similar sums are allocated
    for people who suffered from the Karabakh conflict in Azerbaijan,
    said Keith Bean (Turan).




    From: A. Papazian
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