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ARMENIAN LOBBY IMPEDES US INTERESTS - THE WASHINGTON POST
Vestnik Kavkaza
Dec 20 2011
Russia
The Washington Post has published an article of Fred Hiatt about
the role of Armenian lobby in impeding realization US interests,
1news.az reports.
US President Barack Obama sent a high-skilled diplomat as ambassador
to Azerbaijan but returned him in a month. Failed appointment of
Matthew Bryza is a demonstration of political moves. The story starts
in the oil-rich Azerbaijan, a republic on the Caspian Sea coast with
a population of 8 million people, mainly Muslims. Its competitor is
Armenia with a population of 3 million, mainly Christians.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Armenia was expected to follow a
scenario of successful development, due to its cultural identity and
loyal communities in the US, France and other states. Yet, its poor
economy resulted in the country taking the 141th position in the list
of the poorest states with an income per capita of $5700 annually.
Armenia failed to settle conflicts with Azerbaijan and Turkey.
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and two pro-Armenian
US republican senators Barbara Boxer and Robert Menendez disapproved
Bryza as the ambassador. They were dragging the appointment in 2010,
neglecting his professional skills. John F. Kerry, Chairman of the
Committee for Foreign Affairs, a democrat from Massachusetts, has
not ordered hearings.
Menendez noted Bryza's refusal to recognize Armenian Genocide of
Turkey as a reason for not approving him as ambassador. Boxer said
that Bryza is not devoted to stopping Azerbaijani agression.
36 diplomats, including Thomas Pickering and Nicolas Berns, former
Deputy Secretaries of State, published a letter where Bryza was called
the perfect ambassador.
Vestnik Kavkaza
Dec 20 2011
Russia
The Washington Post has published an article of Fred Hiatt about
the role of Armenian lobby in impeding realization US interests,
1news.az reports.
US President Barack Obama sent a high-skilled diplomat as ambassador
to Azerbaijan but returned him in a month. Failed appointment of
Matthew Bryza is a demonstration of political moves. The story starts
in the oil-rich Azerbaijan, a republic on the Caspian Sea coast with
a population of 8 million people, mainly Muslims. Its competitor is
Armenia with a population of 3 million, mainly Christians.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Armenia was expected to follow a
scenario of successful development, due to its cultural identity and
loyal communities in the US, France and other states. Yet, its poor
economy resulted in the country taking the 141th position in the list
of the poorest states with an income per capita of $5700 annually.
Armenia failed to settle conflicts with Azerbaijan and Turkey.
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and two pro-Armenian
US republican senators Barbara Boxer and Robert Menendez disapproved
Bryza as the ambassador. They were dragging the appointment in 2010,
neglecting his professional skills. John F. Kerry, Chairman of the
Committee for Foreign Affairs, a democrat from Massachusetts, has
not ordered hearings.
Menendez noted Bryza's refusal to recognize Armenian Genocide of
Turkey as a reason for not approving him as ambassador. Boxer said
that Bryza is not devoted to stopping Azerbaijani agression.
36 diplomats, including Thomas Pickering and Nicolas Berns, former
Deputy Secretaries of State, published a letter where Bryza was called
the perfect ambassador.