APA, Azerbaijan
April 26 2013
Azerbaijani Ambassador to U.S.: `Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains
unresolved as Armenian leadership doesn't demonstrate political will'
[ 26 April 2013 11:29 ]
Baku- APA. `The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan was an example to
the first parliamentary republic in the east.
This Republic allowed all citizens to enjoy equal rights regardless of
their race, religion, nationality and what is more important gender,'
Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Elin Suleymanov said
delivering a speech "Azerbaijan's foreign policy" for the members of
the American Foreign Service Association on, Azerbaijani Embassy in
the U.S. told APA.
Firstly giving information about the history of Azerbaijani statehood,
the Ambassador stressed that the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
granted women's suffrage for the first time in the Muslim world, and
before a number of European countries and the United States. The
Ambassador said that Azerbaijan is converging religions and
civilizations and he is proud of the ethnic and religious diversity of
our country.
Touching on Azerbaijan's energy diplomacy as a state with rich energy
resources, he gave detailed information about the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan
pipeline.
Suleymanov said one of the main directions of Azerbaijani foreign
policy is to ensure continuation of mutually beneficial relations with
neighboring countries and spoke about the exemplary relations of
Azerbaijan with Turkey and Georgia. Touching on Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict that impedes further development and integration of the
region, the Ambassador said the conflict still remains unresolved, as
Armenian leadership doesn't demonstrate political will. `Mostly the
populace suffers from this non-constructive position of the
government,' he said.
Following this, he briefly spoke about the US-Azerbaijan bilateral
relations and close cooperation between the countries in fighting
against terrorism, ensuring energy security of Europe.
The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) is the professional
association of the United States Foreign Service. AFSA represents
active and retired Foreign Service employees.
April 26 2013
Azerbaijani Ambassador to U.S.: `Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains
unresolved as Armenian leadership doesn't demonstrate political will'
[ 26 April 2013 11:29 ]
Baku- APA. `The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan was an example to
the first parliamentary republic in the east.
This Republic allowed all citizens to enjoy equal rights regardless of
their race, religion, nationality and what is more important gender,'
Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Elin Suleymanov said
delivering a speech "Azerbaijan's foreign policy" for the members of
the American Foreign Service Association on, Azerbaijani Embassy in
the U.S. told APA.
Firstly giving information about the history of Azerbaijani statehood,
the Ambassador stressed that the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
granted women's suffrage for the first time in the Muslim world, and
before a number of European countries and the United States. The
Ambassador said that Azerbaijan is converging religions and
civilizations and he is proud of the ethnic and religious diversity of
our country.
Touching on Azerbaijan's energy diplomacy as a state with rich energy
resources, he gave detailed information about the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan
pipeline.
Suleymanov said one of the main directions of Azerbaijani foreign
policy is to ensure continuation of mutually beneficial relations with
neighboring countries and spoke about the exemplary relations of
Azerbaijan with Turkey and Georgia. Touching on Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict that impedes further development and integration of the
region, the Ambassador said the conflict still remains unresolved, as
Armenian leadership doesn't demonstrate political will. `Mostly the
populace suffers from this non-constructive position of the
government,' he said.
Following this, he briefly spoke about the US-Azerbaijan bilateral
relations and close cooperation between the countries in fighting
against terrorism, ensuring energy security of Europe.
The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) is the professional
association of the United States Foreign Service. AFSA represents
active and retired Foreign Service employees.