U.S.’ POSITION ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH REMAINS UNCHANGED – AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN
Interfax, Russia
Oct 10 2011
Neither the U.S. nor any other country have recognized
Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence, U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew
Bryza said.
In commenting to journalists on Saturday on State Senator of
California Joseph Simitian’s recent visit to Nagorno-Karabakh, Bryza
stressed that the United States and even Armenia have not recognized
Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent entity, and the U.S. policy in
relation to Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
has not changed.
State Senator Simitian’s trip to Nagorno-Karabakh was not planned as
part of his visit to Baku, Bryza said, adding that Simitian had not
asked his opinion of such a trip.
At the same time, the ambassador said it was his hope that Simitian’s
visit to the region would contribute to efforts the OSCE Minsk Group
is making toward settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The Azeri Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that it had declared
Simitian persona non grata for traveling to Nagorno-Karabakh without
Baku’s consent.
From: A. Papazian
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