USA STATMENT ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Support A1+!A "No Noon Press Briefing" in Washington was held on January 18th, however, the following clarification of Assistant Secretary Jones's comment on January 13th in a digital video conference with journalists in Moscow has been provided for release in Yerevan:
''U.S. policy with respect to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has not changed. The United States does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent country, and its leadership is not recognized internationally or by the United States. The United States supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and holds that the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh is a matter of negotiation between the parties in the Minsk Group process. The United States remains actively engaged in advancing a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through the Minsk Group process. We are encouraged by the continuing talks between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Assistant Secretary Jones's comment quoted in the Moscow Times was directed at the need for the U.S. and Russia to work together to resolve the conflicts and advance transparency and rule of law in the conflict areas. We recognize that the circumstances of each conflict are unique".
