ArmenPress
Aug 12 2004

US UNLIKELY TO COME UP WITH POLITICAL INITIATION ON NAGORNO KARABAKH
UNTIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: BRENDA SCHIFFER

BAKU, AUGUST 12, ARMENPRESS: Official Washington is unlikely to
come up with a serious political initiation concerning Nagorno
Karabakh until November presidential elections, Caspian Regional
Research Center head at US Harvard University Brenda Schiffer told
BBC. The present administration tries to avoid problems in its
foreign policy at present, she said.
At the same time, Schiffer forecasts changes and surprises in
Washington’s disposition. This may happen if Democrat John Kerry
comes to power supported by about one million Armenian community in
US. To please this part of electorate, Kerry may come up with
important statements for Armenians, for example concerning Nagorno
Karabakh. Despite of serious interest in the region, the solution to
the conflict is not decisive for US foreign policy, Schiffer said.
This conflict does not pose serious problems for implementing US
energy plans in the region, she said.