ELIN SULEYMANOV: "THE ELECTION OF A CANDIDATE WHO WILL BE FULLY AWARE OF THE STRATEGIC INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN OUR REGION WOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR AZERBAIJAN"

Today.Az
16 January 2008

"Azerbaijanis of the United States are more active in the political
processes of the country than ever. Azerbaijani organizations,
such as the Azerbaijan community of America, US-Azerbaijani Council,
Azerbaijani communities of New-York, Washington, Houston, San-Fransisco
and others play a special role in this process. The recent creation of
US Azeris Netrowk has become one of the most encouraging initiatives",
general consul of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov said.

Commenting on the pre-election situation in the United States, he
said that the inner-Party election campaign both among democrats and
republicans is in the center of attention of the US Community.

"Naturally, the competition between the candidates becomes tenser in
some moments. Thus, republicans McCain and Romni, as well as democrats
Clinton, Obama and Edwards regularly exchange mutual accusations",
he said.

He noted that even the leading US mass media highlight the most
potential negative and scandal evolution of events with great pleasure,
frequently lifting the words of the candidates out of context.

"Of course, the elections to the Congress in 2006 showed that
Republicans have significantly lost their influence. However, we should
be careful with conclusions. For example, the rating of the Congress,
where democrats account for the majority, is too low".

As an answer to the question whether it is possible to define the
most popular candidates for president, he said most things will
become clear on February 5 in the so called Super Tuesday, when the
inner-Party elections will simultaneously be held in several states.

"The election of a candidate who will be fully aware of the strategic
interests of the United States in our region would be favorable for
Azerbaijan. This means the candidate, who will come out from the
long-term interests of the United States and will not follow the
pressure of various groups with limited political goals, such as
the Armenian lobby. Any pragmatic politician will be aware of the
importance of strengthening US-Azerbaijani partnership. Azerbaijan’s
importance is unquestioned in the result of a purposeful policy,
carried out by the leadership of the country.

I am sure that the next US President will realize it", he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress