Bryza: voting against Azerbaijani UN resolution was a painful decision for U.S.
Voting against the Azerbaijani UN resolution was a very painful decision for the U.S. government, according to the OSCE Minsk Group U.S. Co-chair.
"Azerbaijan is our friend and strategic partner. One cannot support those who are against your partner. But in our opinion, a possible position is a real one," Matthew Bryza said.
"For us, a resolution leading to compromise over which we are working would be possible. While that resolution reflects the position of one side only. To be a frank intermediary, to help a joint compromise we said no. But that is not the direction we wanted to follow. We want to advance to a compromise. We worked over the resolution jointly with our friends at the Azerbaijani government in order to make it acceptable, but failed. So, I can say I am very sorry and I am very upset about the situation. But now we have to move forward, to find a compromise and to establish friendly relations," he said, Trend Azeri news agency reports.
"Azerbaijan is our friend and strategic partner. One cannot support those who are against your partner. But in our opinion, a possible position is a real one," Matthew Bryza said.
"For us, a resolution leading to compromise over which we are working would be possible. While that resolution reflects the position of one side only. To be a frank intermediary, to help a joint compromise we said no. But that is not the direction we wanted to follow. We want to advance to a compromise. We worked over the resolution jointly with our friends at the Azerbaijani government in order to make it acceptable, but failed. So, I can say I am very sorry and I am very upset about the situation. But now we have to move forward, to find a compromise and to establish friendly relations," he said, Trend Azeri news agency reports.
