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Round table on â€œAzerbaijan-UK relations in the context of contemporary regional geopoliticsâ€

18 September 2009 12:19 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Victoria Dementyeva â€“ APA. A Strategic Research Center under the President of Azerbaijan organized a round table on â€œAzerbaijan-UK relations in the context of contemporary regional geopoliticsâ€, APA reports. US ambassador to Azerbaijan Carolyn Browne participated at the round table. The ambassador informed the participants about the priorities of UK foreign policy. She mentioned bilateral relations and said nearly 100 British companies were operating and nearly 3000 UK citizens were living in Azerbaijan. Ms. Browne said her country was interested in the Southern energy corridor. She also answered the question about UKâ€™s view on Nabucco project and Iranâ€™s participation there. She called Nabucco an ambitious project and said it would equal to expectations. The ambassador said Iranâ€™s participation in this project would be impossible if this country didnâ€™t clear its policy and make world community confidence in it. Iranâ€™s nuclear program also causes concern in the world, said Browne. â€œThe United Kingdom doesnâ€™t support Iranâ€™s nuclear program. We believe that the problem will be solved through the diplomatic effortsâ€.

Browne said they supported peaceful solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict.