The Obama Administration told pro-Aliyev groups which had initiated and promoted two highly inflammatory, anti-Armenian petitions on the White House 'We the People' site, that "there cannot be a military solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict." The White House declined to issue a proclamation solicited by pro-Azerbaijan groups.
"Thank you for sharing your views with the White House. While we will not be issuing a Presidential Proclamation, the United States deeply regrets the tragic losses of life in the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia. It reminds us that there cannot be a military solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and that only a lasting and peaceful settlement can bring stability, prosperity, and reconciliation to the region. As a Co-Chair of the Minsk Group, the United States remains firmly committed to working with all sides to achieve peace."
ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian had cautioned the Obama Administration against offering any response until the full extent of the foreign manipulation of the "We the People" platform could be determined.
"While a U.S. message of peace is particularly timely in light of the Azerbaijani sniper attack which claimed the life of 21-year-old Gor Kazaryan just last week, and the escalating war-rhetoric emanating from the Aliyev Administration — it should not be coming in response to an obviously manipulative bid by a dictator to game the American democratic system," Hamparian stated.
