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Bryza's Mission Ends
asbarez
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Matthew Bryza
BAKU (APA)-US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza, whose diplomatic
mission ended, left Baku for Washington on Tuesday, Keith Bean, a
spokesman at the US embassy reported.
Bryza, whose nomination was opposed by key members of the Senate
Foreign Relations committee received a recent appointment by President
Obama last year. Obama then renominated him for the position, but the
Senate did not hold confirmation hearings, thus ending his nomination
process.
US Charge d'Affaires Adam Sterling will hold office in Azerbaijan
until the appointment of a new ambassador.
The Azeri Foreign Ministry said it hopes to strengthen ties with the US.
`Ambassador Matthew Bryza was a very strong, competent diplomat, who
did much to develop the relations between the United States and
Azerbaijan,'said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Elman
Abdullayev,
`Of course, we would like to see the development of these relations on
the rise,' he added.
`Of course, it is unpleasant to see incomprehensible developments,
when senators or congressmen become an instrument in the hands of the
Armenian lobby, thereby harming US interests. We recently observed a
similar pattern during the criminalization of the denial of the
so-called `Armenian genocide' in France, which certainly affected the
image of that country,'added Abdullayev.
asbarez
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Matthew Bryza
BAKU (APA)-US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza, whose diplomatic
mission ended, left Baku for Washington on Tuesday, Keith Bean, a
spokesman at the US embassy reported.
Bryza, whose nomination was opposed by key members of the Senate
Foreign Relations committee received a recent appointment by President
Obama last year. Obama then renominated him for the position, but the
Senate did not hold confirmation hearings, thus ending his nomination
process.
US Charge d'Affaires Adam Sterling will hold office in Azerbaijan
until the appointment of a new ambassador.
The Azeri Foreign Ministry said it hopes to strengthen ties with the US.
`Ambassador Matthew Bryza was a very strong, competent diplomat, who
did much to develop the relations between the United States and
Azerbaijan,'said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Elman
Abdullayev,
`Of course, we would like to see the development of these relations on
the rise,' he added.
`Of course, it is unpleasant to see incomprehensible developments,
when senators or congressmen become an instrument in the hands of the
Armenian lobby, thereby harming US interests. We recently observed a
similar pattern during the criminalization of the denial of the
so-called `Armenian genocide' in France, which certainly affected the
image of that country,'added Abdullayev.