Clinton’s visit to South Caucasus part of U.S.-Russia relations ‘reset’

July 6, 2010 - 13:35 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the South Caucasus should be viewed in the context of ‘reset’ of U.S.-Russia relations, according to Alexander Iskandaryan, director of Caucasus Institute.

“Clinton had to clarify priorities with Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych. In Georgia, she assured of U.S. support to Saakashvili administration. In Armenia and Azerbaijan, she focused on Karabakh conflict,” Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

“With tough statements in Yerevan and especially in Baku, the U.S. high-ranking official signaled that the process should take place in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group,” he said, adding that “the U.S. knows that Karabakh conflict will hardly be solved in the near future.”