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Matthew Bryza takes stance on campaign of Armenian Diaspora against the appointment of him as ambassador to Azerbaijan

08 April 2011 12:35 (UTC +04:00)

The ambassador called wrong the opinions of Armenian Diaspora representatives sounded about him: â€œThose words about me are not right. But everybody has a right to express a positionâ€.

To question on the date of hearings at the US Senate related to his appointment as ambassador to Azerbaijan, Bryza said that he had not any information about it: â€œThe main thing for me is that, I have a right to make a speech and defense myself thereâ€.

Remind that, on December 30, 2010, US President Barack Obama signed 6 appointments without ratification of the Senate by using his own authorities, as well as appointed Bryza ambassador to Azerbaijan. According to the Presidentâ€™s order, the ambassador can take up the duties without the ratification of the Senate. But if the Senate does not ratify the ambassadors until the end of the next session of the Congress, presidentâ€™s order will lose its force.

Matthew Bryza presented credentials to President Aliyev on February 17 and assumed the duties.