Azerbaijan has the potential to bring peace to a wider geographic area, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger told the local media representatives, TurkicWorld reports.

"The US will remain a committed partner to Azerbaijan. We believe Azerbaijan has great opportunity to advance the causes of peace and prosperity not only in this region, but beyond. That’s the partnership we want to have with Azerbaijan. We are marking 30 years of your friendship and we’re also marking Azerbaijan’s independence. I really want to underscore that the US has from the very beginning been a strong supporter of Azerbaijan’s independence. For 30 years we’ve worked with Azerbaijani government and people of Azerbaijan on issues of broadening these relations from the rule of law, human rights, the economy, energy security, which are incredibly important components of our relations. I think our track record is strong," he said.