MATTHEW BRYZA: "THERE IS NO UNIVERSAL FORMULA FOR THE SUPREMACY OF TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OVER THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION"
AZG Armenian Daily
12/07/2007
On June 10 after US-Azerbaijani security consultations in Washington
with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of US Department of State, US Co-Chairman of OSCE Minsk group
Matthew Bryza in a joint press conference announced: "In the circles
of international law there is no universal formula for the supremacy of
territorial integrity over the right of self-determination of people."
The consultations also included the issues of the settlement of
Karabakh conflict. Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan touching upon
the issue announced that the official Washington always recognized
the independence of Azerbaijan and its territorial integrity. The US
Co-chairman avoided doing any comments saying: "Discussions are held to
clarify which is more important the Azerbaijani territorial integrity
or the right of self-determination of the people of Karabakh. There
is no universal formula or an international approach to it.
"In the negotiations of the settlement of Karabakh conflict we have
come to a point, where serious and hard decisions should be made
by the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan", Metthew Bryza said
according to ITAR-TASS agency.
Highly evaluating the one-day visit of Armenian and Azerbaijani
intellectuals to Stepanakert, Yerevan and Baku Metthew Bryza stated
that the visit became an important development in the events. "It’s
not a breakthrough, but it is a big and serious measure to gain mutual
confidence", he added.