Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend K.Ramazanova / The actions of the Armenian lobby in the United States, directed against Azerbaijan and Turkey, negatively impacts on Washington's interests in the region, Hafiz Pashayev, the Azerbaijani Deputy Minister, former Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States, said. He was addressing the international conference ' Azerbaijan - Turkey - USA' in Washington on 12 December.
"A negative impact in a powerful country like the United States within the political lobbying system, from a small group who has ethnic interests for national security and foreign policy, is very dangerous," Pashayev said.
According to Pashayev, the US Government frequently makes decisions in favor of lobby groups, which finally leads to geopolitical and strategic losses for the United States. "The US policy on the construction of the Baku-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway is a good example of this. Though the project meets the geopolitical and economic goals of the US foreign policy, anti-Turk and anti-Azerbaijani forces in the United States lobbying the US Congress have prevented the US being involved in this vital regional initiative," the deputy minister.