Azer Tag, Azerbaijan
April 6 2004

MEETING WITH US EMBASSY OFFICIALS AT SPAA
[April 06, 2004, 18:39:15]

The meeting with chief of department of the U.S. embassy to
Azerbaijan Mrs. Caryn McClelland has been held at the State Public
Administration Academy / SPAA / under the President of Azerbaijan.

Addressing the meeting dealing with U.S-Azerbaijan relations, Rector
of the academy, honored worker of science, Prof. Seyfaddin Gandilov
told of the work done towards development of ties between the two
countries. At the same time, he updated the audience on the efforts
to apply the international experience in public administration.

Mrs. Caryn McClelland has highly rated Heydar Aliyev’s political
course now continued by President Ilham Aliyev in relation to
settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to her, as a member of the OSCE Minsk Group USA will
further support the peaceful resolution of the conflict.

Finally, the guest responded to questions from the participants.