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    Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
    Feb 27 2005

    US STATE DEPARTMENT DISAPPOINTED BY THE WORDS OF ITS OWN AMBASSADOR
    TO ARMENIA
    [February 27, 2005, 22:55:04]

    As AzerTAj's Washington correspondent reports, some news agencies
    based on armenian sources quoted US Ambassador to Amernia as saying
    `Karabakh can not be given to Azerbaijan'. He said this while
    speaking in Berkley University, CA to the members of Armenian
    Diaspora. It is strange to hear these words from the representative
    of US Administartion, that has always made clear its support to
    territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and never recognized
    Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state.

    The words of Ambassador John Evans should be considered as a `private
    comment at a private party' said State Department official Steve
    Pike, commenting on the odd statement of its Ambassador to Armenia.
    `They do not reflect US official position on this issue. US policy on
    Nagorno-Karabakh remains unchanged', he added.

    Azerbaijani Ambassador to US Hafiz Pashayev discussed this incident
    with US officials, as well as with Laura Kenndey, Deputy Assistant
    Secretary on Caucasus, Central Asia and Southeast Europe. According
    to Hafiz Pashayev, from his conversations with US officials he
    concluded that American side was disappointed with John Evans's
    statement. US officials once again reassured Azerbaijani Ambassador
    that the United States supports the territorial integrity of
    Azerbaijan and doesn't recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent
    state, nor it recognizes its authorities.

    `This is an irresponsible statement to make on the eve of the next
    meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia. John
    Evans should give an explanation to his statement', Azerbaijani
    Ambassador added. `Every Ambassador tries to be particularly careful
    in the statements and not use a word that might undermine an official
    stance of his country in a certain issue. It seems, that an
    atmosphere of two week long meetings in different states with
    Armenian Diaspora influenced Ambassador Evans in such an extent, that
    he didn't adhere to this basic principle of diplomacy. '
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