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U.S. AMBASSADOR SAYS SERVICE AS AMBASSADOR IN AZERBAIJAN - MOST ENJOYABLE AND MOST EASY
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Dec 29 2011
Azerbaijan
The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza says serving as
ambassador in Azerbaijan has been the most enjoyable and the most
easy he has ever had.
"I had very warm reception here. This job has been the most
interesting, the most complicated and at the same time the easiest job
I have ever had. I could submit that together we did a very good job,"
he said.
He also said he had incredible staff here in the embassy.
I would like to mention three stages of our relationship: security,
energy and internal reforms. We have also intensified the cooperation
in the area of the protecting of infrastructure on the Caspian sea
against natural disasters and other risks," he said.
"In Azerbaijan I feel a lot of officials would very much like to
modernize and liberalize the society and achieve modern economy and
developed education. There is surprisely strong cooperation between
the president administration, parliament, civil society and foreign
allies such as America," he said.
"Unless the senate supports me I will have to leave for Washington
before the new session of parliament starts" he said.
Bryza will end his mission in Azerbaijan in December, 2011.
The Armenian lobby in the United States is against Bryza's candidacy
for ambassador to Azerbaijan.
Bryza said cooperation in Afghanistan and transportation to Afghanistan
on the ground was also sustained and deepened. "There have been 5000
military flights over Azerbaijan every year, 100,000 soldiers flow
over Azerbaijan. Over 1/3 of on-military cargo fuel, food, besides
Azerbaijan is important route for Afghanistan and it is now starting
to get commercial for Azerbaijan," he said.
Bryza also touched upon the air crash in Afghanistan.
"I would like to mention the air crash in Afghanistan. Those men
gave their lives in cooperation with us. In terms of Azerbaijan's
permission to fly over Azerbaijan the country's government would
like to reconsider the terms of the permission of flights through
Azerbaijan and the discussions are underway now," he said.
Trend
Dec 29 2011
Azerbaijan
The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza says serving as
ambassador in Azerbaijan has been the most enjoyable and the most
easy he has ever had.
"I had very warm reception here. This job has been the most
interesting, the most complicated and at the same time the easiest job
I have ever had. I could submit that together we did a very good job,"
he said.
He also said he had incredible staff here in the embassy.
I would like to mention three stages of our relationship: security,
energy and internal reforms. We have also intensified the cooperation
in the area of the protecting of infrastructure on the Caspian sea
against natural disasters and other risks," he said.
"In Azerbaijan I feel a lot of officials would very much like to
modernize and liberalize the society and achieve modern economy and
developed education. There is surprisely strong cooperation between
the president administration, parliament, civil society and foreign
allies such as America," he said.
"Unless the senate supports me I will have to leave for Washington
before the new session of parliament starts" he said.
Bryza will end his mission in Azerbaijan in December, 2011.
The Armenian lobby in the United States is against Bryza's candidacy
for ambassador to Azerbaijan.
Bryza said cooperation in Afghanistan and transportation to Afghanistan
on the ground was also sustained and deepened. "There have been 5000
military flights over Azerbaijan every year, 100,000 soldiers flow
over Azerbaijan. Over 1/3 of on-military cargo fuel, food, besides
Azerbaijan is important route for Afghanistan and it is now starting
to get commercial for Azerbaijan," he said.
Bryza also touched upon the air crash in Afghanistan.
"I would like to mention the air crash in Afghanistan. Those men
gave their lives in cooperation with us. In terms of Azerbaijan's
permission to fly over Azerbaijan the country's government would
like to reconsider the terms of the permission of flights through
Azerbaijan and the discussions are underway now," he said.