Senator Menendez Grills U.S. Ambassadorial Nominees on Azerbaijani Aggression, Turkey’s Invasion of Cyprus
WASHINGTON, DC–Ambassadorial nominees to Azerbaijan and Cyprus have been under intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill. Facing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S Ambassador-designate to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger has pledged to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict while nominee to Cyprus Judith Gail Garber ultimately admitted Turkey’s invasion of northern Cyprus.
When Ranking Democrat Bob Menendez (D-NJ) pressed Mr. Litzenberger about President Ilham Aliyev’s violent strategies, he referred to Aliyev’s tendencies as “bellicose rhetoric and sporadic outbursts of violence.†The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) reports that Litzenberger said he would urge the Azerbaijani government to step back from behaviors that would disrupt the line of contact. He also said the U.S. is working along three lines – the non-use of force, respect for territorial integrity, and the right to self-determination.
Read more at: https://armenianweekly.com/2018/10/11/senator-menendez-grills-u-s-ambassadorial-nominees-on-azerbaijani-aggression-turkeys-invasion-of-cyprus/
He's an ace on foreign policy, he even voted against the Iraq intervention. So, it's not that easy to call him a hawk. Still disagree with him on domestic issues.
