POLITICS
US DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE: AZERBAIJAN IMPORTANT US PARTNER FOR CAUCASUS STABILITY
Baku, March 31 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan is a very important partner of the United States and a powerful force for the support of peace and stability in the Caucasus, US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg has said at a meeting with foreign reporters.
The diplomat recalled that he had a conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Munich several months ago and he stressed at that meeting that the United States attach major importance to relations with Azerbaijan.
He said the US side is working very closely with the country on a wide range of issues and is resolutely committed to the Minsk process (of Nagorno-Karabakh settlement). In this connection Steinberg expressed gratitude to President Aliyev for his efforts for the support of the work of the OSCE Minsk Group.
The US deputy secretary of state stressed that the United States knows that these issues are difficult and it is necessary to find ways for overcoming the existing disagreements.