ALI HASANOV: I AM CONVINCED THAT GUIDED BY INTERESTS OF AMERICAN PEOPLE OBAMA WILL SEEK DEEPENING OF RELATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN

BSANNA NEWS
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Nov 6 2008
Ukraine

BAKU, November 6. (AzerTAj). "Development of relations between
Azerbaijan and the USA is in the interest of both nations. These
relations are on a level of strategic partnership, and our ties
will deepen further no matter who governs the USA," Ali Hasanov,
Head of the Department of Socio-Political Affairs at the Azerbaijan
President’s Administration told AzerTAc.

He said: "A policy based on peoples` choice should be continued,
no matter who governs a country. Of course, the best president is
the president elected by people. Since the people of America have
elected Obama, then it is the people`s wishes and hopes that his
further activities will reflect. At the same time, reflection of the
people`s wishes and hopes in his activities is in favor of Azerbaijan
because national interests of Azerbaijan coincide with the interests
of the American people."

Ali Hasanov said that a policy built under the influence or at the
insistence of any Diaspora does not meet the interests of the American
people, noting that specifically, the Armenian lobby`s efforts to
influence the US Administration or its policy do not meet the people`s
interests. "That`s why we believe that irrespective of who has been
elected the president in the USA, its common interests, national
interests and peoples` interests will always prevail," he said.

Ali Hasanov pointed out that Azerbaijan normally accepts any proposal
or recommendation aimed at developing sincere and real democracy,
adding however that "we unambiguously reject recommendations or claims
with respect to any issue if they are made with the aim to influence
or put pressure on us."

"Azerbaijan demands sincere and open attitude towards sincere and
open policy it pursues. Cooperation between the US democrats and
the Azerbaijani authorities exists and will continue. It is in the
interests of both Azerbaijan and USA that relations between our states
further develop on a level of strategic partnership," he said.

Touching upon the so-called "Armenian genocide", Ali Hasanov said that
passing of what has never occurred will fail, noting "if the "Armenian
genocide" occurred, it should be recognized early or late. "But if
it did not, then someone’s announcing its recognition can change
nothing. History puts everything right in due time. Specifically,
the "Armenian genocide" is a fiction, nonsense, something that has
nothing to do with reality. Its going down in history is impossible."