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US ambassador to Azerbaijan ends her visit to Nakhchivan AR

07 November 2007 16:21 (UTC +04:00)

Ambassador participated in the opening of Regional Library-Information Center along with Nakhchivan AR Culture and Tourism Minister Sarvan Ibrahimov. US Embassy presented 20 thousand books to Regional Library-Information Center.
Following this, Ann Derse met with NGOs and Party representatives functioning in AR. Closed meeting lasted an hour. Ms. Derse briefed journalists at the end of her visit. US ambassador expressed her satisfaction with her first visit to Nakhchivan.
â€œI wondered at historical monuments of Nakhchivan, especially Momina Khatun tomb. My visit aimed at being informed about Nakhchivan, getting acquainted with the situation here,â€ she said.
Ann Derse said that her visit had nothing common with exhibition held in Harvard University of US on the theme of â€œArmenian monuments in Nakhchivanâ€ conducted by Armenian professors.
â€œI promise that I will visit Nakhchivan again,â€ she said.
The ambassador mentioned that Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and Azerbaijani Embassy in US expressed their protest on the above-said exhibition.
â€œI understand anxiety of Nakhchivan population. But I can recommend that the only way out of this situation is to bring just facts into agenda,â€ she said.
Ann Derse also touched upon presidential elections to be held in 2008.
â€œThese elections are very useful opportunity in transitional period of Azerbaijan to democracy. Strong Azerbaijan is a good partner of US,â€ she said.
US ambassador ended her visit to Nakhchivan AR. /APA/