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U.S. AMBASSADOR ON NKR RECOGNITION
Lragir.am
2/06/10
On June 2, the students of the American University of Armenia
asked the U.S. ambassador to Armenia about the recognition of the
NKR independence recalling the Kosovo precedent. In answer to this
question, Marie Jovanovich reminded that no country including "Armenia
recognized the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh".
Marie Jovanovich noted that the U.S. views each conflict separately.
At the same time, she recalled that there are certain principles
which help the international community to take decisions. Marie
Jovanovich said that these principles are territorial integrity and
self-determination of nations. Their harmonization, according to the
ambassador, is a hard question.
The ambassador says that the U.S. as a Minsk group co-chairing country
considering the NKR issue sees some way of progress. According to the
ambassador, the difficult issue is what is going to happen after the
basic principles to which both Armenia and Azerbaijani agree. Marie
Jovanovich says that when she looks at the issue from apart, the
continuation is clear to her but she realizes at the same time
that there are different perceptions within the societies including
sensitive perceptions. In this sense, she noted that the powers of
the conflicting countries realize this and political will is clear to
be needed in order to take up decisions bringing about long lasting
peace because no such a solution will provide the 100 percent of what
each side wants. Marie Jovanovich says that each year 40 people are
killed on fronts. According to her, given the fact that victims are
not few it is difficult to say what can happen every minute. This is
why long lasting peace is needed, says Marie Jovanovich.
She recalled the joint statement of the OSCE Minsk group co-chairs in
L'Aquila, as well as she said that last year in December in Athens
during the meeting of the OSCE foreign ministers, the Armenian
and Azerbaijani foreign ministers discussed issues relating to the
surrender of territories, interim status of Karabakh, a connecting
corridor with Armenia, security guarantees as well as return of
refugees. According to Marie Jovanovich, there is still a long way
to come to an agreement on these issues but this is a matter to be
decided by the governments of both countries.
The U.S. ambassador noted that the status quo does not stem from the
interests of any of the parties. At the same time, she noted that
the international community does not expect from Armenia unilateral
concessions, but it is clear that Armenia is to yield something just
like Azerbaijan.
From: A. Papazian
Lragir.am
2/06/10
On June 2, the students of the American University of Armenia
asked the U.S. ambassador to Armenia about the recognition of the
NKR independence recalling the Kosovo precedent. In answer to this
question, Marie Jovanovich reminded that no country including "Armenia
recognized the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh".
Marie Jovanovich noted that the U.S. views each conflict separately.
At the same time, she recalled that there are certain principles
which help the international community to take decisions. Marie
Jovanovich said that these principles are territorial integrity and
self-determination of nations. Their harmonization, according to the
ambassador, is a hard question.
The ambassador says that the U.S. as a Minsk group co-chairing country
considering the NKR issue sees some way of progress. According to the
ambassador, the difficult issue is what is going to happen after the
basic principles to which both Armenia and Azerbaijani agree. Marie
Jovanovich says that when she looks at the issue from apart, the
continuation is clear to her but she realizes at the same time
that there are different perceptions within the societies including
sensitive perceptions. In this sense, she noted that the powers of
the conflicting countries realize this and political will is clear to
be needed in order to take up decisions bringing about long lasting
peace because no such a solution will provide the 100 percent of what
each side wants. Marie Jovanovich says that each year 40 people are
killed on fronts. According to her, given the fact that victims are
not few it is difficult to say what can happen every minute. This is
why long lasting peace is needed, says Marie Jovanovich.
She recalled the joint statement of the OSCE Minsk group co-chairs in
L'Aquila, as well as she said that last year in December in Athens
during the meeting of the OSCE foreign ministers, the Armenian
and Azerbaijani foreign ministers discussed issues relating to the
surrender of territories, interim status of Karabakh, a connecting
corridor with Armenia, security guarantees as well as return of
refugees. According to Marie Jovanovich, there is still a long way
to come to an agreement on these issues but this is a matter to be
decided by the governments of both countries.
The U.S. ambassador noted that the status quo does not stem from the
interests of any of the parties. At the same time, she noted that
the international community does not expect from Armenia unilateral
concessions, but it is clear that Armenia is to yield something just
like Azerbaijan.
From: A. Papazian