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The U.S.-Azerbaijani relations will be discussed at the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center in Washington on Dec.22. The discussions will be held within the debate "US-Azerbaijan Relations and Outlook for the South Caucasus", Azerbaijani-American Council (AAC) said on Tuesday.

Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov will attend the discussions.

The discussions will cover Azerbaijan's strategic location between Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, and Iran, as well as its current and growing role as a hydrocarbon exporter-particularly in light of the October 25 agreement between Azerbaijan and Turkey on gas, which makes it a key partner of the United States.

Cooperation on energy development and infrastructure dominated US-Azeri relations in the 1990s, and since 2001, Baku has given strong and practical support to Coalition efforts in Afghanistan both as a troop contributor and a key transit country. Yet efforts to deepen ties have run up against challenges, including with respect to the unresolved conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, the press release says.

This discussion with Ambassador Azimov is an excellent opportunity to access US-Azeri relations and the outlook of the Karabakh negotiations, and for the South Caucuses as a whole, the press release says.