Clinton’s statements in Yerevan nothing new, Aztag editor-in-chief says

Clinton’s statements in Yerevan nothing new, Aztag editor-in-chief says

PanARMENIAN.Net - The editor-in-chief of Aztag Beirut-based daily Shahan Kandaharian commented on recent statements of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Yerevan.

“Secretary Clinton’s remarks on Armenia-Turkey relations, suggesting “the ball is in Turkey’s field reflect the reality. It’s not the first time the official Washington mentions normalization of Yerevan-Ankara ties without preconditions, so Clinton’s statement was nothing new,” Kandaharian said.

Dwelling on Clinton’s urging against use of force in Karabakh conflict settlement, Kandaharian noted, “the problem lies in the following: the Secretary of State said that as an OSCE MG co-chair the U.S. will cooperate with conflicting parties to achieve progress in settlement. In this case, how are Secretary Clinton’s remarks coordinated with the State Department’s report suggesting that “with the help of Armenian troops, the separatists occupied Nagorno Karabakh and 7 Azeri regions” ? This part of the report hasn’t yet been given explanation from any representative of the State Department, including the Secretary,” Kandaharian said.

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