The US chargé d’affaires in Baku has said that the USA sees talks as the only solution to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
'The US is strongly committed to the resolution of the Karabakh conflict. We see no alternative to the negotiations, we believe in a peaceful solution of this conflict. These negotiations will require political will from the leaders of both countries,' Donald Lu told journalists yesterday.
He said that the people of Azerbaijan should know that the leadership of his country, the president and the secretary of state were committed to a resolution.
Commenting on the long awaited appointment of a new US ambassador to Azerbaijan, the chargé d'affaires said the new appointee would be someone experienced and highly skilled in diplomacy.
'This ambassador is worth waiting for,' Donald Lu said. 'The relations between the US and Azerbaijan are very strong and the US has a profound interest in Azerbaijan. I would like to remind you that the deputy secretary has visited Baku, members of Congress visit Azerbaijan, we have the military visiting here. We hope that we will soon have an ambassador here. As you may know, our system in the US is very complicated. Many countries around the world do not have an American ambassador yet, many important countries including Azerbaijan. It is not a reflection of our relations with Azerbaijan, it is a reflection of the bureaucracy in the US. We hope that the new ambassador will come soon.'
The USA has had no ambassador in Baku since the departure of the last incumbent, Anne Derse, in July 2009.
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