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The State Department said on Thursday that it supports "the swift confirmation" of all of its nominees, as a year passed since President Biden's pick for Ambassador nominee to Azerbaijan, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
The White House still wants career diplomat Mark Libby, whose nomination has been stalled at the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee for a year, to serve as his ambassador to Azerbaijan.
Libby, who currently serves as a State Department Faculty Advisor at the National War College in Washington, D.C, is yet to receive a hearing from the Senate Committee, led by Senator Bob Menendez, known for his strong ties to the U.S. Armenian lobby,
"We support the swift confirmation of all of our nominees, and if you have any further questions about it, you should probably direct them to Capitol Hill," State Department spokesperson Matrhew Miller told TURAN's Washington correspondent when asked about Libby's nomination.
A spokesperson to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
Alex Raufoglu
Politics
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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On November 22, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed negotiations with Azerbaijan regarding a peace treaty in an interview with Public TV. In particular, he emphasized that society should move away from certain stereotypes. “We are outraged when we hear the term ‘Western Azerbaijan.’ But we don’t think that when we say ‘Western Armenia,’ it also irritates anyone,” he stated.
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