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    Interfax, Russia
    April 24 2009


    Normal Turkish-Armenian ties to benefit Karabakh settlement -
    U.S. ambassador to Baku

    BAKU April 24


    The establishment of relations between Turkey and Armenia will have a
    positive impact on the situation in the region, U.S. Ambassador to
    Azerbaijan Anne E. Derse said.

    Derse mentioned a conversation between U.S. President Barack Obama and
    his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev a few days ago.

    The U.S. head of state favors efforts the normalization relations
    between Turkey and Armenia and the bridging of the gap between the two
    nations' positions, the ambassador said. The U.S. president believes
    that it can make a contribution to the strengthening of peace and
    stability in the region and prove useful in searching for ways to
    resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, she said.

    The U.S. co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group, which helps settle the
    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, has made several trips to Azerbaijan in the
    past few weeks, and he is currently visiting the republic, the high-
    ranking diplomat said.

    He [U.S. co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza] continues
    taking steps toward a settlement of this conflict along with all the
    other co-chairmen, Derse said. The OSCE Minsk Group has stepped up its
    activities and is determined to find ways to resolve the conflict, she
    said.

    The ambassador welcomed the April 18-26 Regional Response 2009
    military exercises in Azerbaijan. These exercises involve Azeri and
    U.S.

    soldiers, she said. U.S. soldiers hail these exercises and have a high
    opinion of their organization, she added.
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