Joseph Simitian to Azerbaijan was very productive.
He met with President Ilham Aliyev and several country officials in Azerbaijan.
The statement came from US ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza.
"Being here, Simityan urged all regional countries to cooperate. I did not have any information that he planed to visit Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Senator did not ask my opinion on this matter. As far as I know, Simitian was to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan only. He had no initial plans to visit Nagorno-Karabakh. Simitian changed his mind after he visited Azerbaijan," Bryza said.
The ambassador stressed that the U.S. position on Nagorno-Karabakh remains unchanged.
"I want to note that the U.S. does not recognize independence of Nagorno-Karabakh," Bryza added.
The security cooperation between Azerbaijan and US is expanding, Bryza noted.
"At a meeting with Defense Minister Safar Abiyev, we discussed issues of cooperation in security, in particular the steps that must be taken in protection against possible risks in the energy sector. We also discussed the visit of senior officials of Azerbaijan to the United States," Bryza continued.
Bryza also said that the meeting discussed the issue of 9.4 million dollars earmarked for Azerbaijan to purchase equipment and organize exercises in the Caspian Sea, the envoy stated.
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