Ilham Aliyev Meets with Former US Officials

The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Washington with US public figures - the head of the company Armitage International Richard Armitage and the President of the Carnegie Endowment William Burns.

As reported on the official website of the President of Azerbaijan, during the meeting the sides exchanged views on the further expansion and strengthening of relations between Azerbaijan and the United States. It was stressed that in the past period, Azerbaijan and the US have cooperated well in the field of security, energy, peacekeeping and other fields. It was noted that relations between the two countries are built on a solid foundation, which it is now due to take "a new stage". They expressed confidence that Azerbaijan-US cooperation will continue to expand and strengthen in all areas.

During the conversation the sides exchanged views on the current state of negotiations on settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

 March 31, Aliyev met in Washington with the former Governor of New Hampshire, the United States, the chief of staff of former US President George W. Bush, John Sununu.

The sides exchanged views on the current state and further development of relations between Azerbaijan and the United States.

 Note that Armitage also worked in the Republican administration. During the George W. Bush presidency, Armitage was US Deputy Secretary of State.

Armitage and Sununu enjoyed a reputation of lobbyists for the Azerbaijani ruling regime in Washington D.C.   -0--