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US Ambassador: "Nagorno Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijan"

26 April 2007 [09:39] - TODAY.AZ
"I know how delicate question is Nagorno Karabakh for Azerbaijani government and every Azerbaijani. I understand uneasiness of people about different interpretation of the Nagorno Karabakh issue and its status. I restate that the United States has not changed its position on Nagorno Karabakh and its status," US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse told journalists.

Ambassador said the US recognizes Azerbaijan's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

"We never denied that Nagorno Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijan. Nagorno Karabakh is not recognized and will not be recognized. We accept it as the part of Azerbaijan. We are making strong efforts within the Minsk Group to reach peaceful solution of the conflict. We will further carry out our important mission as a friend and partner of Azerbaijan," the US ambassador underlined. APA

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