MATTHEW BRYZA: I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WORK ON SETTLEMENT THE KARABAKH CONFLICT

ArmInfo
2008-12-11 08:10:00

ArmInfo-TURAN: Usually the change of administration in Washington
means the change of the leadership of State Department, including the
State Secretary and his entourage. The talk is about the replacement
of political diplomats, carrying out foreign policy, but as a rule,
it does not touch career diplomats, Turan was told in the exclusive
interview by the Assistant of the U.S. State Secretary Matthew Bryza
responding the question if he will continue the work on settlement
the Karabakh conflict in the new U.S. administration.

"I am a career diplomat, and I hope to remain on my post, I would
like to bring to end, and to see the signing of the peace agreement,"
Bryza said. He admitted that the question on his staying on the post
of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair will be solved by the new leadership
of State Department, and situation will be clarified in the end of
January. Concerning the talks on settlement of Karabakh conflict,
Bryza noted positive mood of the countries.

"I do not think that president Aliyev wants war," Bryza said commenting
on complaints of Armenian President that Moscow Declaration does
not rule out use of the force for the solution to the conflict. He
considers there is a good dialogue between the presidents of the two
states, and they trust each other. Bryza said that relations between
Aliyev and Sarkisian are better, than the relations between Aliyev
and Kocharian, and it is evident.

Concerning the often and mutually exclusive interpretation of his
statements by Armenian and Azerbaijani journalists, Bryza said
that he always tries to be as honest as possible. The principles of
settlement, which are being discussed at present, are the combination
of territorial integrity and self-determination, and the sides should
decide themselves how to solve it, Bryza said. "It is a pity that
sometimes journalists try to use what meets their expectations and
interests. The truth is that when you see one thing, you should not
close your eyes to another thing. Journalists must be professionals
and must understand it. The information should be built on the
understating of the question’s essence, instead of making it of
phrases, which you like more," Bryza said.