Hillary Clinton: Long-term resolution is in interests of Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia and Azerbaijan
“Return to violence is inadmissible. Long-term resolution is first of all in the interests of Nagorno Karabakh population, Armenia and Azerbaijan,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared at a press conference today.
The Secretary of State mentioned that the United States condemns use of force and its threat. “We feel sorry for the casualties in the latest incident. It was violation of the agreement of 1994,” the Secretary of State said.
“We call on both sides not to use force. We do not want the sides to suffer casualties,” Hillary Clinton said implying that incidents of the kind can also cause problems for the negotiations.
Speaking about the current stage of the negotiation process Hillary Clinton classed OSCE Minsk Group efforts as promising. Quoting the recent statement of co-chairing countries Presidents the Secretary of State said: “Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have a single perception that any solution should be based on Helsinki principles.”
She mentioned that very serious negotiations took place on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s initiative and with his participation lately.”We hope for progress,” Mrs. Clinton stressed saying that the expected progress implies coordination of basic principles of settlement. “Everybody understands that it is a complicated process, but it is the only way of security.”