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FOREIGN POLICY: U.S. SHOULD SHOW RESPECT TOWARDS AZERBAIJAN DUE TO MERITS OF THIS COUNTRY
Today
June 15 2010
Azerbaijan
Famous American 'Foreign Policy' magazine, which comes out every two
months, has published an article about U.S. Defense Secretary Robert
Gates' recent visit to Azerbaijan in its latest issue.
In his article, author of the article, renowned expert on the Caspian
region, a professor at the University of Montana, journalist Thomas
Goltz recommends to display respect to Azerbaijan.
He says the United States sees Azerbaijan only as a stage in a
transport corridor to Afghanistan. But the U.S. should show respect
to Azerbaijan, not because of Afghanistan, but due to merits of
that country.
Goltz says that today Azerbaijan is significantly different from what
it was in the early years of independence. Returning to power in 1993,
Heydar Aliyev succeeded to revive chaotic and almost disintegrating
state. The author also notes that under the leadership of Azerbaijan,
Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan has grown a powerful state which saw gross
domestic product grew nearly 36 percent over the recent years.
The article also adds that Azerbaijan is dissatisfied with the United
States over its biased stance in the Karabakh issue.
There are reasons to believe so. The Section 907, adopted by Congress
in 1992 under pressure from the Armenian lobby, has not been repealed
yet, Barack Obama sought to normalize Turkish-Armenian relations at
the expense of Azerbaijan and the post of the U.S. Ambassador to Baku
had been vacant for a long time. All these problems could estrange
Baku from the United States, it says in the article.
Goltz recommends the U.S. to take positive steps to change this
situation.
From: A. Papazian
Today
June 15 2010
Azerbaijan
Famous American 'Foreign Policy' magazine, which comes out every two
months, has published an article about U.S. Defense Secretary Robert
Gates' recent visit to Azerbaijan in its latest issue.
In his article, author of the article, renowned expert on the Caspian
region, a professor at the University of Montana, journalist Thomas
Goltz recommends to display respect to Azerbaijan.
He says the United States sees Azerbaijan only as a stage in a
transport corridor to Afghanistan. But the U.S. should show respect
to Azerbaijan, not because of Afghanistan, but due to merits of
that country.
Goltz says that today Azerbaijan is significantly different from what
it was in the early years of independence. Returning to power in 1993,
Heydar Aliyev succeeded to revive chaotic and almost disintegrating
state. The author also notes that under the leadership of Azerbaijan,
Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan has grown a powerful state which saw gross
domestic product grew nearly 36 percent over the recent years.
The article also adds that Azerbaijan is dissatisfied with the United
States over its biased stance in the Karabakh issue.
There are reasons to believe so. The Section 907, adopted by Congress
in 1992 under pressure from the Armenian lobby, has not been repealed
yet, Barack Obama sought to normalize Turkish-Armenian relations at
the expense of Azerbaijan and the post of the U.S. Ambassador to Baku
had been vacant for a long time. All these problems could estrange
Baku from the United States, it says in the article.
Goltz recommends the U.S. to take positive steps to change this
situation.
From: A. Papazian