US DOESN’T WANT CONGRESS DISCUSSIONS TO IMPACT ITS RELATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN
news.az
March 8 2010
Azerbaijan
"We certainly would not want this discussion within the U.S. Congress
to impact our relations with Azerbaijan".
"We are strategic partners, and there is much we are doing together
that benefits both nations," in response to questions about the U.S.
position on the House Foreign Affairs Committee vote, spokesman for
U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan Terry Davidson said.
"We are aware of Azerbaijan’s concern about the debate over this
resolution in the U.S. Congress, and both President Obama and Secretary
Clinton have made clear their desire that the U.S. Congress not be
forum for debates about what happened in 1915. As they have stated,
we believe the people of Turkey and Armenia – their societies, their
historians – are the ones who should review this history and put
it into perspective. To that end, the United States has supported
efforts to bring about rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia,
an opening that would include the creation of an ongoing dialogue
about the tragic events of 1915.
Secretary Clinton said last week that she hopes the full Congress
will not take further action on this resolution, as we believe it to
be unhelpful in the normalization of relations between Turkey and
Armenia. That normalization would help bring long-term stability,
peace and progress to the region," Terry Davidson said.