AAC extends it appreciation to the U.S. State Department for the corections made to its report

State Department for the correction made to the 2006 Report on Human Rights Practices in Armenia. The earlier change in the wording of the report, omitting the fact of Armenia's continuing occupation of the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, also caused concern among Azerbaijani-Americans.

AAC would like to highlight that the indication of Nagorno Karabakh as the territory of Azerbaijan occupied by the Armenian forces is the reflection of reality according to international legal norms.

Understanding of these legal norms will only help both sides of the conflict, currently engaged in the process of mediated negotiations for a peaceful settlement. Achieving consensus within the framework of international law also requires an impartial stance of mediating parties, and the correction introduced by the U.S. State Department only reinforces the position of the United States as an impartial co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group.

AAC appreciates the sincere efforts made by the U.S. State Department in addressing these concerns and calls for further deepening of the beneficial strategic partnership between the United States and the Republic of Azerbaijan.