Politics:

US State Department: wanted to make it better, but the result was as usual

If Washington doesn't want to treat Azerbaijan badly, it means Baku is of great importance to it. After all Baku means a lot; oil, gas, a possible bridgehead for attacking Iran, and a corridor connecting with Central Asia.

April 28, 2007
Documents concerning the home policy of any country are considered final and are not subject to revision with the exception of the cases when their content put the basic priorities or security of the country at risk. This was accepted in the USA too; in any case it had been so until 2006. The stumbling block to the issue became the articles where the diversities in Armenia's and Azerbaijan's opinions over the Karabakh Conflict became obvious.
 
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