US SHOULD URGE UN GA TO RETRACT DISCUSSION OF KARABAKH ISSUE,
CONGRESSIONAL ARMENIAN CAUCUS CONSIDERS
PanArmenian News
Nov 10 2004
WASHINGTON, 10.11.04. Congressional Armenian Caucus on Armenian
Issues Co-Chairs Joe Knollenberg and Frank Pallone, in a joint letter
to Secretary of State Colin Powell, said the United States should
renounce and secure the retraction of a UN General Assembly
resolution introduced last week by Baku, the Armenian Assembly of
America reported. Such move can only derail the peace process
spearheaded by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in
Europe (OSCE) and the Minsk Group co-chaired by the United States,
France and Russia, the letter says. It also mentions that `US
interests in the Caucasus are best served by the continuation of
dialogue on the outstanding issues related to Nagorno Karabakh within
the OSCE framework, not by fragmentation of this orderly process.` To
note, the Armenian Assembly this week commended Congressional Caucus
on Armenian Issues for urging the Bush Administration to prevent
Azerbaijan from manipulating the Nagorno Karabakh peace process
though `disruptive` actions at the United Nations.