Ambassador: Azerbaijan is very important country for US
Azerbaijan is a very important country for the United States, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan, Richard Morningstar, told reporters late Tuesday at the airport upon arrival in Baku.
"I'm looking forward to working with the government of Azerbaijan, getting to know the people of Azerbaijan and the country, dealing with important issues", he said.
"I'm very excited to be here and start this post in Baku. We will be working on critical issues such as regional stability, democracy, and making Azerbaijan very strong, very transparent and issues related to counter-terrorism. And of course, the energy will be one of the important issues as well," Morningstar said.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Morningstar's nomination for the post of ambassador to Azerbaijan on July 30.
The Senate Committee on international relations approved the decision of President Barack Obama to nominate Morningstar to be the next ambassador to Baku in April.
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