US AMBASSADOR: THE NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT MUST BE SOLVED ON THE BASIS OF TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION PRINCIPLE

ArmInfo
2009-06-11 17:17:00

ArmInfo. "The US position on the solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict
remains unchanged. The conflict must be solved peacefully on the
basis of territorial integrity and self-determination principle",
outgoing US ambassador Anne Derse told journalists, APA reports.

Speaking about the US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and
Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon’s statement in Armenia, the diplomat
said the underlined principles must be discussed in balance. The
ambassador reminded that Gordon was appointed recently and would keep
all regional issues, including the solution process of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict in the focus of his attention. "Gordon was appointed
to this post two months ago. I consider he will learn the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict closer during his present visit to the region".

To recall, P. Gordon, having visited Yerevan on June 10, said that
"any voting mechanism enable people to express its opinion should be
included in the solution process".