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Matthew Bryza: â€œSome people were displeased that my wife is from Turkeyâ€

28 March 2012 16:19 (UTC +04:00)

Tbilisi. Nizami Mammadzadeh â€“ APA. â€œAzerbaijan is a dear country for me. I miss Azerbaijan very muchâ€, said former US ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza, APA bureau in Georgia reports. â€œI send my best wishes to Azerbaijani people on the occasion of Novruz Holiday. I love all of you. We saddened while leaving Azerbaijanâ€.

Bryza said he and his wife are living in Istanbul and he is working in different business fields.

The former ambassador spoke about his failure to be nominated again for the ambassador. â€œThis is politics and is unavoidable in America because of democracy. I was not surprised. All of these reflect the freedom of speech. One organization was against me because my wife was born in Istanbul, Turkey. President Obama appointed me to the post of ambassador to Azerbaijan for a year despite the pressure by the Senate members. I am grateful to him. This year was very interesting and meaningful for me. My family liked Azerbaijan. I did much work for Armenia too. But some people were displeased that my wife is from Turkey and therefore some groups in the United States prevented my appointmentâ€.