WASHINGTON SOLACING BAKU: US DOES NOT RECOGNIZE NKR INDEPENDENCE

Tert.am
21.04.10

The United States has never been biased over the Nagorno-Karabakh
issue, Deputy Press Secretary of US State Department Mark Toner said
in an interview with the Azerbaijani service of Voice of America
radio station.

It comes after heavily-worded statements from by Azerbaijani officials
– among them also President Ilham Aliyev – accusing the US of "siding
with Armenia over the Karabakh issue."

"The United States does support the Minsk Group’s efforts seeking a
solution to the Karabakh issue," said Toner, adding that "there is
no cold in US-Azerbaijani relations."

He also mentioned that as a Minsk Group co-chair state the United
States is working towards finding a solution for reconciliation and
establishment of peace between the two countries.

The American diplomat also said that Washington does not recognize
the independence of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh.