US EMBASSY IN ARMENIA EXPLAINS NEW AMENDMENTS TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT

Arminfo
26 Apr 07

Yerevan, 26 April: The US policy on Nagornyy Karabakh has not
changed. The US supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
and thinks that the future status of Nagornyy Karabakh should be
determined through talks between the parties, Taguhi Jahukyan, the
press assistant of the US embassy in Yerevan, told Arminfo when
commenting on the amendments made for the second time to the US
Department of State report.

Jahukyan said that the content of the report had mistakenly created
grounds to conclude that there have been changes in the US policy
on the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict. "This caused our concerns. That’s
why we explained the content of the report to avoid misunderstanding.

Unfortunately, our efforts aimed at clarification resulted in further
distortion of the fact, and wrong perception, incorrect assumptions and
irresponsible speculations both in Armenia and Azerbaijan. We restored
the initial text. The US policy has not changed. Our mediatory role
in the OSCE Minsk Group has not changed either. Our active efforts
aimed at peaceful settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict via
negotiations have not changed either. We plan to continue those steps
and urge the governments of the countries to do the same, and public
to support us in that work," Jahukyan said.