'The United States has always played an important role in promoting stability and good neighbourly relations in this bigger region, the Caspian region, including the South Caucasus,' said Elchin Amirbayov, Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on special assignments, during a debate at the Hudson Institute. He said that the official Baku had always appreciated the unwavering support that the U.S. gave to Azerbaijan's political independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. 'We have three decades plus of very intensive cooperation in a number of fields. We have a long-standing and fruitful cooperation in the energy field. We have also worked together in addressing major regional and international security challenges. The Azerbaijani soldiers were fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with Americans in such hotspots as Afghanistan, Kosovo and Iraq, and we were the last ones who left the Kabul Airport,' Amirbayov noted. 'It is in the interest of the U.S., which also enjoys good relation s with Armenia, that two of these nations finally overcome their conflict and rivalry, and usher a new era for prosperity, stability and development in the region. We commend the efforts of the United States to facilitate further progress. I believe that in these turbulent times it is always gratifying to find at least one spot in the world, where there is a good opportunity for peace and the positive resolution of an issue that could be found,' the representative of the Azerbaijani President underlined. Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency