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    US envoy says Azerbaijan, Armenia must resolve Karabakh themselves

    MPA news agency
    26 Jan 05

    BAKU

    "The OSCE Minsk Group did a lot last year," US Ambassador to
    Azerbaijan Reno Harnish has said.

    The ambassador has told MPA that last year saw meetings of the
    Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers. He also pointed to
    Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's statement at a Security Council
    meeting in early January that certain changes for the better had been
    observed in the process of negotiations. An OSCE factfinding mission
    is expected to arrive in Baku soon to investigate claims that Armenia
    is settling the occupied Azerbaijani territories.

    All this, Harnish said, attests to the OSCE's and the Minsk Group's
    interest in securing a fair and lasting peace. As far as the USA is
    concerned, the diplomat said, its position remains unchanged. The USA
    does not recognize the so-called Nagornyy Karabakh republic and
    respects Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. The diplomat said the US
    policy serves peace and stability in the entire region.

    The Karabakh conflict will be on the agenda of the February meeting
    between US President George Bush and Russian President Vladimir
    Putin. Harnish said Russia is playing an important role in regional
    conflicts. In some cases this role is positive, while in others
    negative. However, Harnish added that the solution to the problem
    depends not only on Moscow and Washington. It is the leaders of
    Azerbaijan and Armenia who must come to agreement first.

    "Therefore, we are urging Russia to step up its positive role, and
    Baku and Yerevan to display more constructive positions," Harnish
    said.

    Asked by journalists about US-Iranian relations, the US diplomat said
    Tehran had to meet three demands. First, the international community
    is interested in Tehran giving up the development of weapons of mass
    destruction. Second, Iran has to stop supporting international
    terrorism; and third, Iran has to stop impeding the Middle East peace
    process.
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