JOSEPH PENNINGTON: MILITARY SOLUTION IS NOT A VERSION
AZG Armenian Daily
28/08/2008
Karabakh conflict
"The commentary that the USA is going to leave the OSCE Minsk Group
certainly is not given by any US official. We will continue to work
in the framework of the Minsk Group on the issue of Karabakh conflict
settlement", US Charge d’Affairs in Armenia Joseph Pennington told
the journalists August 26 in the "Armenia-Marriott" hotel of Yerevan.
"Recently we have been witness what consequences had the war in the
region. Azerbaijan continuously announces that it will resolve the
Karabakh issue by military means. Don’t you think that the second war
in the region will be disastrous not only for the region but also for
the whole world? What can do the great powers on this occasion?"- To
this question Mr. Pennington answered, "the next war in the region will
be disastrous. We continue to work consistently in order to prevent
it. I think that the authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan understand
that the war will be catastrophic. Military solution is not a version".
What about the arrival of the new US Ambassador to Armenia Mari
Jovanovich, Mr. Pennington mentioned that the Ambassador will arrive
in Armenia in the middle of September.