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    US DOESN'T WANT CONGRESS DISCUSSIONS TO IMPACT ITS RELATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN

    news.az
    March 8 2010
    Azerbaijan

    "We certainly would not want this discussion within the U.S. Congress
    to impact our relations with Azerbaijan".

    "We are strategic partners, and there is much we are doing together
    that benefits both nations," in response to questions about the U.S.

    position on the House Foreign Affairs Committee vote, spokesman for
    U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan Terry Davidson said.

    "We are aware of Azerbaijan's concern about the debate over this
    resolution in the U.S. Congress, and both President Obama and Secretary
    Clinton have made clear their desire that the U.S. Congress not be
    forum for debates about what happened in 1915. As they have stated,
    we believe the people of Turkey and Armenia - their societies, their
    historians - are the ones who should review this history and put
    it into perspective. To that end, the United States has supported
    efforts to bring about rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia,
    an opening that would include the creation of an ongoing dialogue
    about the tragic events of 1915.

    Secretary Clinton said last week that she hopes the full Congress
    will not take further action on this resolution, as we believe it to
    be unhelpful in the normalization of relations between Turkey and
    Armenia. That normalization would help bring long-term stability,
    peace and progress to the region," Terry Davidson said.
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