US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, OSCE MG Co-Chair Matthew Bryza stated, “US President Bush advocated for making US closer with the positions of President Aliyev, which will have a positive impact on the course of democratic reforms in the Republic.” Matthew Bryza remarked that US strategic interests in the Caucasus refer to three directions: energy, security and democratic reforms.
“We do have energy interests. US also has traditional security interests, first of all struggle against terrorism, nonproliferation, preventing armed conflicts, ensuring territorial integrity of the states of the region,” he said. In the words of the OSCE MG co-chair, “all conflicts in the region should be settled taking into account territorial integrity of states.”
“Using Georgia as an example it is necessary to note that conflict situations in that country should be solved ensuring its integrity. As of Nagorno Karabakh, the US stand in the issue is well-known. We support territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,” Bryza said.
The US diplomat also noted that the US pursues a policy of supporting economic and democratic reforms in the countries of the region. In his words, security is based on legitimacy, while legitimacy demands both democracy and economic welfare, reports radio Azadlyg.
