Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 2 /Trend/
The recent recall of the American Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mathew Bryza, is just another mis-step in the US relations with "a very important ally", a former Democrat Representative Michael McMahon wrote in the Congress blog.
President Barack Obama in late 2010 appointed a career diplomat, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza as ambassador to Azerbaijan bypassing the Senate, which for several months was blocking his nomination under pressure of pro-Armenian senators Barbara Boxer and Robert Menendez. In late December, 2011 Bryza ended his mission in Azerbaijan and left for the U.S, after the Senate failed to confirm his nomination.
"Azerbaijan is a proven ally, and forging a good relationship with this emerging power in the South Caucasus is clearly in America's best interest. There is no room for partisanship when we conduct our country's foreign policy", McMahon, a former member of the House Committee of Foreign Affairs stressed.
He pointed out that Azerbaijan has sought to align itself with the United States since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
The former congressman noted that a resolution of the strife surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh must be found and the United States must continue to champion this process within the Minsk Group of the OSCE.
Former congressman: Recall of US ambassador to Azerbaijan "another misstep"
The recent recall of the American Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mathew Bryza, is just another mis-step in the US relations with "a very important ally", a former Democrat Representative Michael McMahon wrote in the Congress blog.
