US ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE: "WE WILL CONTINUE OUR ACTIVE SUPPORT TO THE SOLUTION TO NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT"

APA
June 9 2009
Azerbaijan

Yerevan – APA. "US administration supports all efforts directed toward
the normalization of the Armenia-Turkey relations", US Assistant
Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon said
at his meeting with Armenian foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in
Yerevan, APA reports quoting Armtoday.

He said US would continue its active support to the solution to
Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Gordon said the US gave important to the
meaningful relations with Armenia and showed an example that he paid
his first official visit to Armenia.

Gordon met with Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan and discussed
the Armenia-Turkey relations and Nagorno Karabakh solution
process. Sargsyan said they supported peaceful solution to the conflict
and were ready to continue the negotiations on the basis of Madrid
proposals. Following the meeting the US Assistant Secretary of State
answered the questions of the journalists. He said self-determination
was an international principle like territorial integrity and non-use
of force. "The result must contain all three principles. Any voting
mechanism enabling the people to express their thoughts should be
included in the solution process".