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Azerbaijan's President Visits Washington

Martha Brill Olcott discusses U.S.-Azeri relations with NPR's Michelle Kelemen.

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By Michelle Kelemen
Published on Apr 28, 2006

Source: National Public Radio

NPR's Michelle Kelemen looks at the U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship. The story includes commentary from Carnegie Senior Associate Martha Brill Olcott and human rights activist Hajimurad Sadaddinov, who recently spoke at the Endowment. (For the summary of Sadaddinov's presentation, please click on "Geopolitics and Human Rights in Azerbaijan," to the right.)

To hear Kelemen's story, please click on the link below.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5368228

About the Author

Michelle Kelemen

Michelle Kelemen
Political ReformDemocracyEconomyMilitaryForeign PolicyNorth AmericaUnited StatesMiddle EastIranCaucasusRussiaAzerbaijan

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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