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Oct 8 2011
US envoy comments on California Senator's visit to Nagorno-Karabakh
Sat 08 October 2011 07:47 GMT | 3:47 Local Time
The visit of California Senator Joseph Simitian to Azerbaijan was very
productive.
He met with President Ilham Aliyev and several country officials in Azerbaijan.
The statement came from US ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza.
"Being here, Simityan urged all regional countries to cooperate. I did
not have any information that he planed to visit Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Senator did not ask my opinion on this matter. As far as I know,
Simitian was to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan only. He had no initial
plans to visit Nagorno-Karabakh. Simitian changed his mind after he
visited Azerbaijan," Bryza said.
The ambassador stressed that the U.S. position on Nagorno-Karabakh
remains unchanged.
"I want to note that the U.S. does not recognize independence of
Nagorno-Karabakh," Bryza added.
The security cooperation between Azerbaijan and US is expanding, Bryza noted.
"At a meeting with Defense Minister Safar Abiyev, we discussed issues
of cooperation in security, in particular the steps that must be taken
in protection against possible risks in the energy sector. We also
discussed the visit of senior officials of Azerbaijan to the United
States," Bryza continued.
Bryza also said that the meeting discussed the issue of 9.4 million
dollars earmarked for Azerbaijan to purchase equipment and organize
exercises in the Caspian Sea, the envoy stated.
1news.az
Oct 8 2011
US envoy comments on California Senator's visit to Nagorno-Karabakh
Sat 08 October 2011 07:47 GMT | 3:47 Local Time
The visit of California Senator Joseph Simitian to Azerbaijan was very
productive.
He met with President Ilham Aliyev and several country officials in Azerbaijan.
The statement came from US ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza.
"Being here, Simityan urged all regional countries to cooperate. I did
not have any information that he planed to visit Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Senator did not ask my opinion on this matter. As far as I know,
Simitian was to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan only. He had no initial
plans to visit Nagorno-Karabakh. Simitian changed his mind after he
visited Azerbaijan," Bryza said.
The ambassador stressed that the U.S. position on Nagorno-Karabakh
remains unchanged.
"I want to note that the U.S. does not recognize independence of
Nagorno-Karabakh," Bryza added.
The security cooperation between Azerbaijan and US is expanding, Bryza noted.
"At a meeting with Defense Minister Safar Abiyev, we discussed issues
of cooperation in security, in particular the steps that must be taken
in protection against possible risks in the energy sector. We also
discussed the visit of senior officials of Azerbaijan to the United
States," Bryza continued.
Bryza also said that the meeting discussed the issue of 9.4 million
dollars earmarked for Azerbaijan to purchase equipment and organize
exercises in the Caspian Sea, the envoy stated.
1news.az