US warm to Azerbaijan's initiative to open direct flights - ambassador

The U.S. supports Azerbaijan's initiative to open direct flights to the U.S., the U.S.ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar said on Nov.13 during a meeting with students of the Azerbaijan State University.

According to the ambassador, currently, negotiations are held being with the Azerbaijani government on the matter.

"Currently, we are implementing a certification process that will allow "Azerbaijani Airlines" to carry out direct flights to the U.S., the ambassador said.

According to Morningstar, currently negotiations are held on issuing necessary licenses and certificates in security.

"We carry out work in order to complete the working out of open skies agreement. We hope that this will ensure the implementation of direct flights in the near future," the ambassador said.


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