US Secretary of State John Kerry said that Washington strongly supports Azerbaijan's role in European energy diversification through the Southern Gas Corridor.
He congratulated the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of Azerbaijani Republic Day on May 28. "Ninety-seven years ago, the people of Azerbaijan established the first secular democratic republic in the Muslim world. And since you declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, our two countries have worked together to promote Azerbaijan’s sovereignty," RIA Novosti cited Kerry as saying.
The secretary of state said that the US and Azerbaijan "work side by side to combat terrorism and improve regional and global security through NATO’s mission in Afghanistan" and stressed that the United States is committed to continuing efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, combat transnational threats, and advance the rule of law".
