Former co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and US ex-Ambassador to Baku Matthew Bryza, who is known for his pro-Azerbaijani stance, believes that Washington should demonstrate more interests in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks.

Speaking to Vestnik Kavkaza, Bryza urged the American authorities to guarantee Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents political support to achieve a breakthrough in these negotiations.

“[The US President should] guarantee Presidents Aliyev and Sargsyan support, the way Dmitry Medvedev did when he was Russian President.

“At the same time, [US] President [Barack] Obama should publicly demonstrate that this issue is important for the US,” he stated, in particular.

Bryza added that the presidents of either Armenia or Azerbaijan should make the first step to show readiness for a compromise.

The ex-ambassador also maintained that the Azerbaijani and Turkish diasporas could contribute to the formation of an opinion about the conflict in the US, and it would be even more effective together with concessions from Baku and Yerevan.

As per Bryza, American leaders will sooner or later recognize the strategic interests around Azerbaijan. In his words, Obama’s call for protection of strategic interests in Saudi Arabia should have analogical urges for Azerbaijan.

According to the diplomat, the US paid very little attention to the South Caucasus, but the situation can be rectified, starting with determination of American interests in the region.