Situation in Azerbaijan can get out of control

The "Broken Pillar: Democracy in US-Azerbaijani Relations” Forum took place in Washington on April 16, organized by Johns Hopkins University and Azerbaijani AZAD organisation, which advocates US support for democracy in Azerbaijan and promotes US-Azerbaijani relations based on principles of respect for fundamental human rights and liberties.

The forum gathered numerous officials, experts, analysts, and journalists for a discussion, related to the item of support for democracy as a US foreign policy priority in relations with Azerbaijan.

“If democracy and freedom of speech remains under pressure in Azerbaijan, the situation can get out of control and move in undesirable direction,” told the Forum Senior Transatlantic Fellow at The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Former US Assistant Secretary of State David Kramer.

He stressed that every time he referred to the issue of democracy in Azerbaijan, its authorities use the Karabakh issue to blame the international community. “This is not normal,” said Kramer.