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US Ambassador to Armenia considers return of territories adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan one of six elements of conflict settlement

08 July 2014 10:27 (UTC +04:00)

Ambassador Heffern told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am, APA reports.

In his words, however, he does not mean that these territories must be returned to Azerbaijan right away.

“This is assumed within the framework of a final solution to the issue. According to the six agreed elements, Nagorno-Karabakh’s final status will be resolved through free expression. Subsequently, the territories contiguous to Nagorno-Karabakh—except for the Lachin Corridor—must be returned. So, there is nothing new in my words,” Heffern noted.

The US diplomat stressed that the six elements of the conflict settlement also suggests the deployment of international peacekeeping forces.

“Some security guarantees and the presence of international peacekeeping forces are necessary before the Armenian party returns the territories,” John Heffern concluded.