Pentagon: "We respect the choice of Azerbaijan to cooperate with NATO"

As the Vesti.Az referring to «GHN», this opinion Walsh announced at a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the autonomy of the South Caucasus, koiya runs along the center for Strategic and International studies in Washington (DC, USA). "We disagree with this position of Russia" – contributed Walsh, adding that in fact the U.S. Defense honors policy choices made by any of the states in the South Caucasus. "We respect the choice of Azerbaijan to cooperate with NATO and welcome the willingness of Georgia to join NATO. This right is taken into account an international law ", – said the Pentagon's adept. The South Caucasus is important for U.S. security because of its proximity to Iran and the States, koie considered probable suppliers gun unisobstvennozheniya group, identified adept Defense. The South Caucasus is overriding role in logistics to support military operations in Afghanistan, in addition she said: "This area is also significant manufacturer and supplier of energy to Europe." The United States believes proper care of stability and settlement intsendentov, such as Nagorno-Karabakh, is present in the national interest of Washington, said Walsh. South Caucasus also considered part of the Euro-Atlantic progosudarstvstva widest, and every state in the region, have the capacity unconstrained join Euro-Atlantic institutions, said the United States during the adept's own concerts at the conference.