US ENCOURAGE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT

Baku, September 17 (AzerTAc). USA, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair, encourages settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said former US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage in his address at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA). Armitage has been invited by Deputy Foreign Minister and Rector of ADA Hafiz Pashayev to report on the Washington`s foreign policy. US diplomat noted Obama Administration pays more attention to defense in foreign policy as well as democracy and development.
On the US policy towards European and Asian states, Armitage said US-Azerbaijan relationship is strategic. The United States places a particular emphasis on Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus region. Azerbaijan has a strategically important position in the region, contributing to the Caucasus.
R. Armitage noted Azerbaijan has developed much since his last trip to Azerbaijan.