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  • Baku: Usa'S Interest In Karabakh Conflict Waning - Azeri Opposition

    USA'S INTEREST IN KARABAKH CONFLICT WANING - AZERI OPPOSITION FIGURE SAYS

    Turan News Agency
    Dec 4 2012
    Azerbaijan

    The USA's interest in Azerbaijan has significantly increased compared
    to a few years ago. At the same time, Washington's main priorities
    remain the same: democracy, energy and security. Nevertheless,
    unfortunately, the interest in the Karabakh conflict has somewhat
    decreased, the chief of the Musavat party apparatus, Arif Hacili, told
    Turan's Washington correspondent during his ongoing visit to the USA.

    When I visited the USA ten years ago, everybody was interested in
    the Karabakh conflict. At that time even the State Department had
    a special department on the Karabakh conflict. At the moment, the
    attention is mainly focused on Iran, Hacili said.

    He does not agree with the Azerbaijani government's allegations that
    time works in favour of Azerbaijan, describing this as a propaganda
    cliche.

    Hacili visited the USA at the invitation of organizations dealing
    with issues of democracy and human rights.

    The aim of the visit is to exchange views about the situation in the
    country on the eve of the 2013 presidential election.

    During my meetings I spoke about the problem of southern Azerbaijan. I
    held meetings with many intellectuals representing various
    institutions, as well as with officials. The meetings continue,
    Hacili said.

    Commenting on the issue of the mobilization of the Azerbaijani
    government's lobbyists in the USA and the activities of the SOCAR
    [energy company], Hacili said that he had not met the lobbyists. I met
    people who are making selfless efforts to ensure revival of democracy
    in Azerbaijan.

    [Translated from Russian]

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