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SITUATION IN KARABAKH CONFLICT ZONE IS SERIOUS, U.S. AMBASSADOR SAYS
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Dec 21 2010
Armenia
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch stated that the five-party
statement on Karabakh issued during the OSCE summit in Astana will
positively affect resolution of the Karabakh conflict.
The current situation in the Karabakh conflict zone is very serious,
especially taking into account incidents on the line of contact,
she said in an interview with RFE/RL Armenian service.
According to her, in signing the statement Presidents Serzh Sargsyan
and Ilham Aliyev reached an agreement on stepping up efforts to
achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict. They also agreed that
the solution of the problem reached as a result of the peace talks
will lead to reconciliation between the two nations, she noted.
Marie Yovanovitch believes that the president also agreed that the
final solution of the problem needs to be based on international law,
the UN Charter and Helsinki Final Act, as well as joint statements
of Presidents Obama, Medvedev and Sarkozy made in L'Aquila and Muskoka.
These two statements of the presidents are particularly important
not only because they contain three fundamental Helsinki principles
(territorial integrity, a nations' right to self-determination and
non-use of force) but also propose six elements which the U.S. thinks
can become the basis for a final solution.
The Ambassador said that this statement testifies to progress in
the talks, expressing her hope that 2011 will be a year of more
considerable progress. According to her, "it is the only way we should
advance the process." It is important for Armenia, Azerbaijan and
important for Nagorno-Karabakh.
Asked whether hostilities are likely to resume in the conflict zone,
Yovanovitch said that anything is possible; expressing her confidence
that hostilities are not a solution to this problem. The OSCE Minsk
Group co-chairs state full support of peaceful talks, she added.
Commenting on Armenian-Turkish dialogue and possible resumption
of the process in 2011, the U.S. Ambassador refrained from giving
forecasts about precise terms. Nevertheless, she noted that it is hard
to imagine that the two countries would fail to normalize relations
for more than 100 years.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Dec 21 2010
Armenia
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch stated that the five-party
statement on Karabakh issued during the OSCE summit in Astana will
positively affect resolution of the Karabakh conflict.
The current situation in the Karabakh conflict zone is very serious,
especially taking into account incidents on the line of contact,
she said in an interview with RFE/RL Armenian service.
According to her, in signing the statement Presidents Serzh Sargsyan
and Ilham Aliyev reached an agreement on stepping up efforts to
achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict. They also agreed that
the solution of the problem reached as a result of the peace talks
will lead to reconciliation between the two nations, she noted.
Marie Yovanovitch believes that the president also agreed that the
final solution of the problem needs to be based on international law,
the UN Charter and Helsinki Final Act, as well as joint statements
of Presidents Obama, Medvedev and Sarkozy made in L'Aquila and Muskoka.
These two statements of the presidents are particularly important
not only because they contain three fundamental Helsinki principles
(territorial integrity, a nations' right to self-determination and
non-use of force) but also propose six elements which the U.S. thinks
can become the basis for a final solution.
The Ambassador said that this statement testifies to progress in
the talks, expressing her hope that 2011 will be a year of more
considerable progress. According to her, "it is the only way we should
advance the process." It is important for Armenia, Azerbaijan and
important for Nagorno-Karabakh.
Asked whether hostilities are likely to resume in the conflict zone,
Yovanovitch said that anything is possible; expressing her confidence
that hostilities are not a solution to this problem. The OSCE Minsk
Group co-chairs state full support of peaceful talks, she added.
Commenting on Armenian-Turkish dialogue and possible resumption
of the process in 2011, the U.S. Ambassador refrained from giving
forecasts about precise terms. Nevertheless, she noted that it is hard
to imagine that the two countries would fail to normalize relations
for more than 100 years.
From: A. Papazian