Baku: Tensions in Russia’s relations with Azerbaijan have improved Azerbaijan-U.S. relations, said John E. Herbst, senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center at the 1st Azerbaijan-U.S. Think Tanks Forum, APA reports. ‘The shooting down of the AZAL aircraft and the denial of it, the unfavorable treatment of Azerbaijani businessmen in Russia, and a number of other such factors are bringing Azerbaijan-U.S. relations even closer,’ Herbst said.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Herbst noted that the Trump route encourages the United States to pay more attention to the South Caucasus, emphasizing the importance of relations among Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Trkiye in this context.

Touching upon his country’s cooperation with Trkiye, the American expert stated that the Turkish president is not an easy partner. However, Washington’s interests with Trkiye coincide in the Middle East and the South Caucasus.