We have a lot of mutual interests with Azerbaijan - John Kerry

  31 March 2016    Read: 2114
We have a lot of mutual interests with Azerbaijan - John Kerry
“I’m really pleased to welcome somebody I’ve had a chance to meet with a number of times elsewhere, but I’m happy to welcome the president of Azerbaijan, President Aliyev. We have a lot of mutual interests that we are currently working on,” said US Secretary of State John Kerry at the press briefing with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, AzVision.az reports.

He expressed gratefulness for Azerbaijan’s contribution to peacekeeping efforts in Afghanistan: "We’re very grateful to Azerbaijan’s contributions to peacekeeping, their efforts in Afghanistan. Obviously, Azerbaijan is located in a complex region right now and I think President Aliyev has been very studious and thoughtful about how to respond to some of those needs, particularly with his leadership on the Southern Gas Corridor. This is a very important step with respect to Europe’s long-term strategic interests, and frankly, to try to diversify the sourcing of energy, which is important."

He noted that Azerbaijan and United States share other interests in counterterrorism: "We want to see an ultimate resolution of the frozen conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh that needs to be a negotiated settlement and something that has to be worked on over time." said John Kerry.

More about:


News Line