Appointment of new OSCE MG U.S. co-chair is not a big event: political expert

“Of course, it is  good that  professional and career diplomat has been appointed co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group so that he will not make unfounded statements as did some of the previous co-chairs,” Guluzade said.

“No ambassador makes policy, the policy is made by the country. It all depends on what policies the U.S. is going to pursue in the South Caucasus,” he added.

“Appointment of a new co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group from the United States is not a big event. This may mean something if the United States clearly defines its position according to the principles of the United Nations and under international law,” Guluzade said.

Guluzade said it is still unclear what the United State needs. “If Americans urgently needed peace and a just solution to the conflict in the region, they would have already achieved this. They would have long condemned Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan.”

“Today, Azerbaijan has become a reliable partner of the United States. All American oil companies are represented in Azerbaijan. But in the key respect - the Karabakh issue, we do not have support from the United States. Of course, appointment of new high-skilled official is very good, but it will not by itself do anything until the U.S. does not clearly define its position,”  he said.

/Day.Az/