U.S. Department of State: Country welcomes Russia's efforts to address Nagorno-Karabakh issue

The United States welcomes Russia's steps on solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh  problem and looks forward to work with it in this direction, Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon wad quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS.

He noted that the Nagorno-Karabakh has been a major topic for discussion during the OSCE Astana summit and the OSCE Minsk Group together with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia made a statement on the matter. "We express concern about the outstanding contradictions and the conflicts that occur in the region recently. This is a dangerous situation, which stresses the need for our intensive efforts to achieve progress," Gordon said.

Gordon noted the role of Russia in solving problems, not agreeing with clams that the U.S. shows "little interest" in Nagorno-Karabakh. "Yes, Russia played in this process an active role, and we hope that it, like the U.S., wants to achieve an agreement based on the key principles of the OSCE Minsk Group," Gordon said. He also stressed that Washington "is in constant contact with all parties and is very interested in resolving this conflict."


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