US HOPES FOR QUICK PROGRESS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT: PHILIP GORDON
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10:39 ~U 18.03.10
The US Government hopes for quick progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict settlement, US Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon told
APA’s Washington correspondent, reports Azerbaijani news agency APA.
Gordon said the United States is ready to help in any way that it can.
"The United States is certainly very much focused on the issue and
engaged in it, I would be reluctant to put a timetable on when I
think this problem would be resolved, but I do think there has been
progress recently," he added.
Gordon believes any contact and dialogue among the parties is a good
thing, so "the more, the better."
According to him, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is important in and of
itself, independent of any other issue; however, it remains one of
the main issues in the region as well as energy and Turkey-Armenia
normalization.
"But, these three important matters should both support each other
and be separated. Because if these issues are mixed with each other,
it will be even more complicated," said the US Assistant Secretary
of State.
According to Gordon, Nagorno-Karabakh is also important "not because
we see it as a link to the Turkey-Armenia relationship, but because
it could also be a contribution to peace and stability in the region,
that both Azerbaijan and Armenia would benefit from. It is something
we care about and would like to see succeed."