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The ambassador: â€œThe US was respected more than needed regarding the broadcast of foreign FM radios in Azerbaijanâ€

08 July 2009 11:33 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Lachin Sultanova â€“ APA. â€œNothing could be denied or confirmed regarding the appointment of OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Matthew Bryza as US ambassador to Azerbaijanâ€, said Azerbaijani ambassador to US Yashar Aliyev, APA reports. The ambassador said it was an authority of the US President. â€œThe issue of appointment will be publicized after his decisionâ€. He said the United States didnâ€™t submit an agreement to Azerbaijan for the appointment of its new ambassador.
Ambassador Aliyev said bilateral talks over the broadcast of foreign FM radios in Azerbaijan were still going on. â€œFrench radio and Russian TV channelsâ€™ broadcast was banned in Azerbaijan before these radio stations. The US was respected more than needed regarding this issue. But the bilateral talks are going on that both sides could take advantage from the decision to be madeâ€.
Answering the question â€œcould Jewish lobby in the United States strengthen its support to Azerbaijan after the visit of Israeli President Shimon Peres to Azerbaijanâ€, Ambassador Aliyev said: â€œWe are edgily waiting for that the Jewish lobby will strengthen its support to Azerbaijan and deliver to the US society that Azerbaijan pursues strong, independent foreign policyâ€.
Regarding the direct assistance of the US Congress to Nagorno Karabakh, Yashar Aliyev said it is given to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as a humanitarian assistance to the people suffered from the conflict. Quoting the Azerbaijani parliamentâ€™s address to the US Congress, the ambassador said if the question was about the conflict victims, the US shouldnâ€™t deny its assistance to the Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced persons.