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    ARMENIA AND USA SUPPORT ONLY PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT: ARMENIAN FM

    YEREVAN, June 5. /ARKA/. Armenia and the United States advocate solely
    peaceful settlement to Karabakh conflict, Armenian foreign minister
    Edward Nalbandyan said at his meeting with the US Secretary of State
    John Kerry in Washington.

    Armenia and the US also share the vision that Armenia-Turkey relations
    should be settled without preconditions, Nalbandyan said.

    John Kerry, in his turn, confirmed the US full support for settling
    relations between the two countries.

    Kerry said as OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country the US will continue
    its efforts for peaceful settlement of the conflict. This, in turn,
    will create opportunities for development, stability and security in
    the South Caucasus region, the US Secretary of State said.

    The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
    population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On
    December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where
    99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.

    Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
    to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
    over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousands people were killed
    and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
    operations.

    A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and
    has been followed since then.

    The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of
    OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. -0-

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