Yesterday when speaking about the possibility of appointing the US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Mathew Bryza to the post of the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan the MP of the Heritage parliamentary faction Stepan Safaryan said, "All recent U.S. co-chairs of the Minsk group, including Steven Mann and Mattew Bryza, were experts on energetic issues rather than experts of conflict management. As U.S. Co-Chairs engaged in the Karabakh conflict settlement they all pursued U.S. economic and military interests in the Caspian region. Mattew Bryza is a serious expert on energetic issues in the Caspian region. Heritage’s announcement made after the Mein Dorf declaration confirms that Karabakh conflict is used by super powers to extort desirable decision from Azerbaijan." And why is Bryza’s candidature circulated? Doesn’t it mean that Bryza was not neutral in the negotiations over the Karabakh conflict? In reply to A1+’s question, Mr. Safarian said: "Bryza is well aware of the regional countries and, most important, has a great experience with Azerbaijani authorities." Stepan Safarian concluded his speech with a rhetoric question: "They may have known from the very beginning that Karabakh conflict has no settlement and they simply activated it. Who knows? Many consider the conflict as a challenge rather than a chance." "We hope that the new U.S. Co-Chair who will replace Mr. Bryza will bring a new stimulus and reflect President Barack Obama’s stance towards NKR conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations," added the politician.
