AZERBAIJAN, ARMENIA MUST SOLVE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT THEMSELVES: EX-ADVISOR TO U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE

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Aug 24 2009
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan and Armenia are responsible for the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict resolution, Ex-Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State on
Political Affairs Marc Grossman told journalists at the Centre for
Strategic Studies under the Azerbaijani President.

"A work of the OSCE Minsk Group has been built correctly and its
result is the meetings between the two presidents," Grossman said.

He said Azerbaijani and Armenian communities should independently
approach resolution of the problem, but not wait for the resolution
by other countries.

"The United States supports Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and
we consider a diplomatic way the only solution of the conflict ,"
Grossman said.

As to the Trans-Atlantic cooperation, Grossman said the U.S. supports
efforts for its expansion.

"NATO is the only organization successfully operating on security in
the world and we must work to improve it," he said.

Grossman expressed his confidence that the cooperation will develop,
because the U.S. and Europe are interested in it. "The countries,
such as Azerbaijan play an important role in development of the
Trans-Atlantic cooperation," he said.