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Why the US cannot approve ambassador to Azerbaijan

Why the US cannot approve ambassador to Azerbaijan

Political experts continue to discuss the reasons why the US cannot appoint new Ambassador Matthew Bryza to Azerbaijan. The Washington Post published an article by Fred Hiatt, in which he said that the Armenian lobby is against Bryza. The article says that oil-rich Azerbaijan, a republic on the Caspian Sea coast, has a population of 8 million people, mainly Muslims. Its competitor is Armenia with a population of 3 million, mainly Christians. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and two pro-Armenian US republican senators - Barbara Boxer and Robert Menendez - disapproved of Bryza as the ambassador. They do not consider the ambassador hostile enough towards Armenia's foes.

US believes Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders can reach consent on Karabakh

 Military solution to the Karabakh conflict is impossible, while the current status quo is unacceptable, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza said . He stressed that the sides should exert efforts and introduce initiatives to reach final agreement, News.am cites the APA news agency as saying. 

US Deputy Secretary of State visits South Caucasus

Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns is to visit Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia on October 16-20, Trend reports referring to the US ambassador to Azerbaijan, Matthew Bryza.He will meet with government leaders and civil society representatives to discuss strategic and shared interests in the region, including regional peace and security, economic development, and democratic reform.

Top U.S. official to visit Azerbaijan

The U.S. First Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will arrive in Baku next week, U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza told journalists on Saturday, Trend reports.In September 2011, Burns has already met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in the margins of the UN General Assembly.

US Ambassador to Azerbaijan sees progress in Nagorno-Karabakh settlement

The US ambassador to Azerbaijan, Matthew Bryza, told a meeting in Sochi that he sees progress in the negotiation process on a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, 1news.az reports.We recall that a meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan, took place on 5 March in Sochi at the initiative and with the participation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

US ambassador commends US-Azerbaijani relations

The United States has been cooperating successfully with Azerbaijan on energy issues, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza said in an interview with Trend on Friday. "For the first time a corridor was created for oil exports from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli block via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. Now a new generation of investment is helping to diversify gas supplies to Europe," Bryza noted.According to him, there is a need to address the issues of gas transit and sales.

Head of Caucasian Muslims meets with representatives of US State Department

The Head of the Caucasian Muslims, Pashazadeh Haji Allahshukur Pashazade has met with representatives of the US State Department, Trend reports. The meeting was attended by the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Matthew Bryza, the US Stat special represenatative on work with Muslim communities Farah Pandit and the US State Department special envoy for monitoring and combating anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal. The participants of the meeting discussed the religious situation in Azerbaijan.

US deputy secretary of state to visit Tbilisi, Baku and Yerevan

US Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg will arrive in Bakufrom Tbilisi on February 24, Trend cites the US embassy as saying.A spokesman for the embassy said that Steinberg will be accompanied byAssistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon.The Armenian media, citing the press-secretary of the Armenian ForeignMinistry, Tigran Balayan, reported that the US delegation headed bySteinberg will also visit Armenia on February 23.

Matthew Bryza presents his credentials to Ilham Aliyev

President Ilham Aliyev received today  Matthew Bryza, the newly appointed Ambassador of the US to Azerbaijan, the state news agency AzerTac reports.The diplomat presented his credentials to President Ilham Aliyev. The President congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment and wished him success in his work. During their meeting they discussed the bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and the U.S.