Deputy Assistant of US Secretary of State: "Azerbaijan is a splendid example of tolerance"

"Changes in a country depend on the way of benefiting from oil revenues. Much depend on whether these revenues are used by a group of people to make fortune, or used for development of education, health sector, society, infrastructure, construction of parks, entertainment centers," she underlined.

Ms. Graffy also touched upon the problems regarding Iran.

"The problem is related to confidence. International community calls on Iran to give up nuclear research. We have invited Iranian authorities to cooperate with international community on this issue," she said.

Commenting on the alleged Armenian genocide the Deputy Assistant Secretary stated that genocide problems are discussed all over the world not only in Armenia.

"These problems should be investigated by historians not by politicians. These are very painful issues. The truth should be revealed, only then the society will develop, the injuries will recover," Ms. Graffy said.

Commenting on the US stance on financing of the Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars project, the Deputy Assistant Secretary noted that official Washington does not finance every project.

"The Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars is one of these projects. But, it should not be understood that the US is not going to finance other projects in Azerbaijan," she said, APA reports.