President Obama shares my opinion Armenia should return occupied lands to Azerbaijan: Matthew Bryza

President Obama shares my opinion that Armenia should return the occupied lands to Azerbaijan as Sarkozy and Medvedev stated in the general statement in July, said Bryza.

"The United States fully supports the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of the Madrid principles, Bryza told reporters.

"We have finalized some of the Madrid principles and discussed them at a meeting in Krakow." 

He said Russia also fruitfully and constructively worked with them to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"Our work in the Minsk Group has always been fair and constructive, he said. "The Minsk Group has helped the two presidents bring closer the positions on the issues that will help resolve this conflict."

The presidents are close to sign a framework agreement, he said.

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