Yesterday the new spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Baku Jonas Stewart met with a group of media leaders in Azerbaijan. He began his duties this week, while his predecessor, Keith Bean left Baku 1.5 months ago.
Previously, Stewart worked at the U.S. Consulate in Nagoya (Japan) and in several other countries.
The new press secretary speaks several foreign languages, including Russian and partially Azerbaijani. He is married and has two children. -03C06-
Politics
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The Russian side must apologize for the air defense attack on the Azerbaijani civilian aircraft, said Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabeyov.
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Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.
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CrashThe Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has expressed his condolences and deep sadness over the tragic Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan with many fatalities.
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The crash of our plane in Aktau raises several questions that demand answers: 1. Many of the victims of this tragedy were people who previously traveled to the North Caucasus by train or car. These victims might not have existed if Azerbaijan hadn’t kept its land borders closed for several years.
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