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STATE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO ANCA CONCERNS REGARDING AZERBAIJANI ATTACKS AGAINST ARMENIA
armradio.am
19.06.2012 11:11
The State Department, once again, failed to properly condemn
Azerbaijan's escalating violence against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh,
in a letter responding to Armenian National Committee of America
concerns about Azerbaijan's recent cross-border attacks.
The response came to a letter from ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian on the
June 4-6th Azerbaijani attacks against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh
that left eight soldiers dead and more wounded. Assistant Secretary of
State for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon, responding for
Secretary Clinton, "deeply regret[ed] this senseless loss of life"
and went on to note that "the United States has urged the parties to
refrain from the use or threat of force."
"We remain deeply disturbed by the ongoing artificial even-handedness
applied to a belligerent Azerbaijani leadership, which has repeatedly
shown - through threats and violence - a blatant disregard for
international calls for a peaceful resolution of the Karabakh
conflict," said ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian. "This time it was
8 soldiers who were killed on the front lines - brazenly timed to
coincide with Secretary Clinton's visit to the region. How many more
must die before we hear a clear rebuke from the U.S. and international
community of Azerbaijan's escalating violence and war-rhetoric?"
Commenting on the ANCA's concerns about reports of an impending sale
of military equipment to Azerbaijan for use on helicopters for border
monitoring, Gordon noted "the United States' security assistance to
the region is carefully considered to ensure it does not undermine
efforts for a peaceful settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh."
The letter of Philip Gordon reads, in part: "We are following reports
regarding the recent incidents along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border
and deeply regret this senseless loss of life. As Secretary Clinton
emphasized during her recent trip to the region, the use of force
will not solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The United States has urged the parties to refrain from the use or
threat of force, and as Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk-Group, we remain
committed to working with the sides to achieve a peaceful settlement.
As the next step in the peace process, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs
will meet later this month with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan
and Armenia.
Regarding the other issues that you raised, the United States' security
assistance to the region is carefully considered to ensure it does
not undermine efforts for a peaceful settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh."
armradio.am
19.06.2012 11:11
The State Department, once again, failed to properly condemn
Azerbaijan's escalating violence against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh,
in a letter responding to Armenian National Committee of America
concerns about Azerbaijan's recent cross-border attacks.
The response came to a letter from ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian on the
June 4-6th Azerbaijani attacks against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh
that left eight soldiers dead and more wounded. Assistant Secretary of
State for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon, responding for
Secretary Clinton, "deeply regret[ed] this senseless loss of life"
and went on to note that "the United States has urged the parties to
refrain from the use or threat of force."
"We remain deeply disturbed by the ongoing artificial even-handedness
applied to a belligerent Azerbaijani leadership, which has repeatedly
shown - through threats and violence - a blatant disregard for
international calls for a peaceful resolution of the Karabakh
conflict," said ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian. "This time it was
8 soldiers who were killed on the front lines - brazenly timed to
coincide with Secretary Clinton's visit to the region. How many more
must die before we hear a clear rebuke from the U.S. and international
community of Azerbaijan's escalating violence and war-rhetoric?"
Commenting on the ANCA's concerns about reports of an impending sale
of military equipment to Azerbaijan for use on helicopters for border
monitoring, Gordon noted "the United States' security assistance to
the region is carefully considered to ensure it does not undermine
efforts for a peaceful settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh."
The letter of Philip Gordon reads, in part: "We are following reports
regarding the recent incidents along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border
and deeply regret this senseless loss of life. As Secretary Clinton
emphasized during her recent trip to the region, the use of force
will not solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The United States has urged the parties to refrain from the use or
threat of force, and as Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk-Group, we remain
committed to working with the sides to achieve a peaceful settlement.
As the next step in the peace process, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs
will meet later this month with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan
and Armenia.
Regarding the other issues that you raised, the United States' security
assistance to the region is carefully considered to ensure it does
not undermine efforts for a peaceful settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh."