US CONSIDERS THERE IS NO MILITARY SOLUTION TO THE KARABAKH ISSUE

armradio.am
17.12.2007 17:28

The US and the Co-Chairs representing the United States in the OSCE
Minsk Group does not consider there is a military solution to the
Karabakh issue.

US Charge d’Affaires Joseph Pennington told today’s briefing that the
negotiations in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group go on and the US
is willing to continue the process. "Serious progress has been reached,
and we hope there will be a move towards an agreement," he said.

"We wish to see the intensification of the dialogue between Armenia and
Turkey, a dialogue that will lead to the establishment of diplomatic
relations and opening of the border," US Charge d’Affaires Joseph
Pennington said. According to him, it will be good for Armenia, Turkey
and the region as a whole. "We have urged the Governments of Armenia
and Turkey to move in this direction," the diplomat said. Joseph
Pennington noted that not willing to interfere with the domestic
affairs of Turkey, the United States has openly declared that Article
301 of the Penal Code needs to be changed, since it restricts and
freezes the freedom of speech.