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MATTEW BRYZA ON HILLARY CLINTON'S POSSIBLE POLICY TOWARDS AZERBAIJAN
Trend News Agency (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency
April 13, 2015 Monday
April 13--Washington wants stronger relations with Azerbaijan,
regardless of who will be the next president of the United States,
former US Assistant Secretary for South Caucasus, ex-ambassador to
Azerbaijan, director of the International Centre for Defense Studies
in Tallinn Matthew Bryza told Trend April 13, commenting on the change
in US policy on the South Caucasus if Hillary Clinton becomes the
new president.
Azerbaijan is a friend, it is a partner, a country that the US needs
to work with, said Bryza.
"I wouldn't say there will be a major change towards policy in Southern
Caucasus and Azerbaijan in particular," he said. "Regardless who is
the next president, the US approach to Azerbaijan is based on shared
interests in terms of security, energy, in terms of reforms. At the
end, the US president will see Azerbaijan is an important country
for the US."
Regarding the change in the policy of the US towards the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict if Hillary Clinton becomes the president,
the expert said that she is familiar with the region and its problems.
"When I was a co-chair, Secretary Hillary Clinton was very interested
in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, she was asking me the details,
expressing her strong support to the negotiation's process," Bryza
said. "As it is known, she made a couple of trips to the region. She
has a very powerful, strategic mind. I can't predict what she will
do, but I can say she is familiar with the issue, and she appreciates
its importance."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently
holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the
UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the
Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Edited by CN
http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2383110.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Trend News Agency (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency
April 13, 2015 Monday
April 13--Washington wants stronger relations with Azerbaijan,
regardless of who will be the next president of the United States,
former US Assistant Secretary for South Caucasus, ex-ambassador to
Azerbaijan, director of the International Centre for Defense Studies
in Tallinn Matthew Bryza told Trend April 13, commenting on the change
in US policy on the South Caucasus if Hillary Clinton becomes the
new president.
Azerbaijan is a friend, it is a partner, a country that the US needs
to work with, said Bryza.
"I wouldn't say there will be a major change towards policy in Southern
Caucasus and Azerbaijan in particular," he said. "Regardless who is
the next president, the US approach to Azerbaijan is based on shared
interests in terms of security, energy, in terms of reforms. At the
end, the US president will see Azerbaijan is an important country
for the US."
Regarding the change in the policy of the US towards the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict if Hillary Clinton becomes the president,
the expert said that she is familiar with the region and its problems.
"When I was a co-chair, Secretary Hillary Clinton was very interested
in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, she was asking me the details,
expressing her strong support to the negotiation's process," Bryza
said. "As it is known, she made a couple of trips to the region. She
has a very powerful, strategic mind. I can't predict what she will
do, but I can say she is familiar with the issue, and she appreciates
its importance."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently
holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the
UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the
Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Edited by CN
http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2383110.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress