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Nov 2 2012
STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON VICTORIA NULAND HOLDS STATE DEPARTMENT
REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING, AS RELEASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
[parts omitted]
Scott, back to --
QUESTION: Azerbaijan is threatening military action against any
commercial flights into Nagorno-Karabakh, specifically into the
apparently newly renovated airport at Stepanakert. I know that the
Secretary spoke about that when we were there sometime this year in
both countries. Is that - the United States involved in this latest
trouble - potential trouble?
MS. NULAND: Well, we - as we always do with these kinds of issues, the
United States urges the parties to find a diplomatic solution to
issues relating to the operation of the airport, in keeping with the
relevant international agreements, customary international law, and
the current practice between Armenia and Azerbaijan with respect to
civilian air travel. The OSCE-Minsk group issued a statement on this.
There was one on April 14th, 2011. There was another one just this
past July 2012, which represented the views of the United States,
France, and Russia in calling for a diplomatic solution. So I would
urge you to take a look at that.
We also, in those statements, reiterated that the operation of this
airport should not be used to support any claim of change in the
status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Nov 2 2012
STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON VICTORIA NULAND HOLDS STATE DEPARTMENT
REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING, AS RELEASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
[parts omitted]
Scott, back to --
QUESTION: Azerbaijan is threatening military action against any
commercial flights into Nagorno-Karabakh, specifically into the
apparently newly renovated airport at Stepanakert. I know that the
Secretary spoke about that when we were there sometime this year in
both countries. Is that - the United States involved in this latest
trouble - potential trouble?
MS. NULAND: Well, we - as we always do with these kinds of issues, the
United States urges the parties to find a diplomatic solution to
issues relating to the operation of the airport, in keeping with the
relevant international agreements, customary international law, and
the current practice between Armenia and Azerbaijan with respect to
civilian air travel. The OSCE-Minsk group issued a statement on this.
There was one on April 14th, 2011. There was another one just this
past July 2012, which represented the views of the United States,
France, and Russia in calling for a diplomatic solution. So I would
urge you to take a look at that.
We also, in those statements, reiterated that the operation of this
airport should not be used to support any claim of change in the
status of Nagorno-Karabakh.