“Azerbaijan will hold its ground on Karabakh issue right to the end and there is no point in exerting pressure on official Baku in any format,” Chief of international relations department of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Novruz Mammadov stated at the international conference “Security obstacles in the South Caucasus: Realities and Prospects for Regional Cooperation” organized by the Center for Strategic Studies under Azerbaijani President.

According to Azadlig, Azerbaijan does not get any assistance from U.S., quite the contrary, “continuously faces criticism by West for human rights and other issues,” Mammadov said. Speaking of the Armenia-Turkey Protocols on the normalization of bilateral relations, he noted that “western diplomats often say they are short of time and opportunity to discuss various issues, however all of a sudden they got together in Zurich for border opening and the Protocols were signed at top level.”

Referring to verdict against two Azerbaijani bloggers, Mammadov underlined: "Western, and U.S. press in particularly display greater interest in the matter, that in NKR issue. "The official actually esteemed it as a pressure on Azerbaijan, the source reports. Mammadov called western diplomats to simmer down in the issues connected with Azerbaijan. According to him, “Azerbaijan can play a mediator’s role between the East and West, Islamic and Christian worlds.” In addition, the official emphasized that “as a result of BBC poll conducted in Arabian states, 8 out of 10 respondents express hatred towards the U.S. and this country should take a though over the matters,” Mammadov concluded.