US Welcomes Positive Movement in Karabakh Settlement

We very much welcome the positive movement from Azerbaijan and Armenia toward resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stated US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns. In his words, Washington believes 2006 can be the year when Armenia and Azerbaijan may take major steps towards a strong and just peace. “We encourage the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to work vigorously with the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to achieve this goal and transform the painful divisions of the past so that the people of the Caucasus can put the Nagorno-Karabakh problem behind them,” N. Burns added.