US’S NAGORNO KARABAKH POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED

AZG Armenian Daily #179
06/10/2005

Karabakh issue

Sean McCormack, official representative of the US State Department,
stated that the policy of the United Stated in the issue of Nagorno
Karabakh settlement remained unchanged. In response to the question
whether the letter by 50 congressmen addressed to President George
W. Bush claiming to protect the right for self-determination of
the NKR people testifies to the change in the in the American
policy, McCormack said that they certainly support the interest of
the congressmen concerning different political issues. As for the
US policy on the NKR issue, he said that nothing has changed. They
support the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group and all the efforts
of Armenia and Azerbaijan directed to the settlement.

While Elmar Mamediarov, Azeri foreign minister, stated that they agreed
in the issue of demining in the course of the negotiations. “Demining
is a very important process and it will be of primary importance when
the Armenian side leaves the occupied territories,” Elmar Mamediarov
said in the interview to Mediamax agency.