Matthew Bryza dismisses rumors of his appointment as envoy
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European
and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Bryza, has dismissed recent media
reports saying he would be appointed as the next US ambassador in
Baku.
"The reports that I will be coming to Azerbaijan as ambassador are nothing but a rumor," said Bryza, who co-chairs the OSCE Minsk Group brokering settlement to the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
Bryza told the Baku-based ATV channel that it was unimportant which of the high-ranking officials was quoted by these reports. "All this is hearsay and I do not comment on such reports. I am openly saying that this is untrue," he said.
The reports on Bryza`s taking the ambassadorial post quoted top White House sources.
Though the previous US Ambassador, Anne Derse, has completed her diplomatic mission and left Azerbaijan earlier this month, US President Barack Obama has not yet named her successor.
Yashar Aliyev, the Azeri ambassador to the United States, said that since Washington has not yet submitted its proposals on the new appointment to Baku, it is impossible, at this point, to either confirm or deny the reports on Bryza`s appointment.
"The reports that I will be coming to Azerbaijan as ambassador are nothing but a rumor," said Bryza, who co-chairs the OSCE Minsk Group brokering settlement to the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
Bryza told the Baku-based ATV channel that it was unimportant which of the high-ranking officials was quoted by these reports. "All this is hearsay and I do not comment on such reports. I am openly saying that this is untrue," he said.
The reports on Bryza`s taking the ambassadorial post quoted top White House sources.
Though the previous US Ambassador, Anne Derse, has completed her diplomatic mission and left Azerbaijan earlier this month, US President Barack Obama has not yet named her successor.
Yashar Aliyev, the Azeri ambassador to the United States, said that since Washington has not yet submitted its proposals on the new appointment to Baku, it is impossible, at this point, to either confirm or deny the reports on Bryza`s appointment.
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