EVERYBODY ADMITS THAT KARABAKH CANNOT BE GIVEN BACK TO AZERBAIJAN: US
AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25. ARMINFO. Although the US advocates a state’s
territorial integrity everybody admits that Karabakh cannot be given
back to Azerbaijan, US Ambassador to Armenia John Evans said while
speaking in Berkeley University, CA.
If Baku and Yerevan draft a plan of action to settle the Karabakh
conflict everybody will assist them in effecting it. If they reach
agreement nobody will be able to prevent it. Today there is some
ground for optimism – neither party is holding elections, a situation
that always contains some risk.
As regards Elizabeth Jones’ statement Evans said that her phrase
“criminal separatist” did not concern Karabakh. He noted that Jones
has already apologized to the Armenian government for her words.
Commenting on the statement of Azeri DM press secretary Ramiz Melikov
that there will be no single Armenian in the world in 25 years Evans
said that this is an aggressive statement. US officials are often
there to prevent such problems. Evans said that one of Washington’s
key tasks is to ensure stability in the South Caucasus. This region
needs no more wars, he said.