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Trend, Azerbaijan
June 24 2010
Azerbaijani political analysts disagree on long absence of U.S.
ambassador to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 24 / Trend M.Aliyev /
Azerbaijani political analysts disagree on the reasons behind the long
absence of a U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan.
"The absence of one country's ambassador to another state is a
negative sign in diplomacy. But I do not think this somehow
complicates U.S.-Azerbaijani relations," independent political
scientist Fikret Sadikhov said at a round-table on Azerbaijan-United
States relations today.
Political analyst Rasim Agayev voiced a slightly different view on the issue.
"The U.S. position is to pressure Azerbaijan," he said. "The United
States is pursuing its personal interests in the region. It is using
various mechanisms to do so, including Armenia and Azerbaijan."
Meanwhile, political analyst Zardusht Alizade said the United States
is playing an important role in Azerbaijani policy.
"The positions of Azerbaijan and the United States coincide in many
important issues," he said. "One example is our oil policy and the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Regardless, Azerbaijan must continue to
develop and push its own priorities."
Sadikhov said ex-OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairman Matthew Bryza's
appointment as the new U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan should not be
take as a sign of a warming political relationship with the United
States, as he was only assigned to the post due to his regional
knowledge.
"Bryza will only implement Washington's political decisions and one
should not expect him to be as proactive as he was while serving as a
co-chair, " he said.
From: A. Papazian
June 24 2010
Azerbaijani political analysts disagree on long absence of U.S.
ambassador to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 24 / Trend M.Aliyev /
Azerbaijani political analysts disagree on the reasons behind the long
absence of a U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan.
"The absence of one country's ambassador to another state is a
negative sign in diplomacy. But I do not think this somehow
complicates U.S.-Azerbaijani relations," independent political
scientist Fikret Sadikhov said at a round-table on Azerbaijan-United
States relations today.
Political analyst Rasim Agayev voiced a slightly different view on the issue.
"The U.S. position is to pressure Azerbaijan," he said. "The United
States is pursuing its personal interests in the region. It is using
various mechanisms to do so, including Armenia and Azerbaijan."
Meanwhile, political analyst Zardusht Alizade said the United States
is playing an important role in Azerbaijani policy.
"The positions of Azerbaijan and the United States coincide in many
important issues," he said. "One example is our oil policy and the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Regardless, Azerbaijan must continue to
develop and push its own priorities."
Sadikhov said ex-OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairman Matthew Bryza's
appointment as the new U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan should not be
take as a sign of a warming political relationship with the United
States, as he was only assigned to the post due to his regional
knowledge.
"Bryza will only implement Washington's political decisions and one
should not expect him to be as proactive as he was while serving as a
co-chair, " he said.
From: A. Papazian