ALEXANDER VERSHBOW: A STEP BACK IN THE KARABAKH ISSUE

armradio.am
29.07.2011

“A step back occurred in the peacekeeping efforts,” Alexander Vershbow,
US Assistant Secretary of Defense said, speaking about the Karabakh
issue during hearings before the Commission on Security and Cooperation
in Europe on Thursday.

The attempt to ensure ‘a breakthrough’ in negotiations in Kazan held
on 24 June, was not successful, while ‘tensions along the contact
line of the parties grow’, according to the US official.

“Armenia and Azerbaijan are still unable to complete coordination of
basic principles of settlement of the conflict and we remain in an
unconstructive and dangerous situation,” he said.