The USA believes that 2006 will be decisive year for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the United States ambassador to Azerbaijan, Reno Harnish told journalist on April 4, Trend reports.
The United States, as an OSCE Minsk group co-chairman has always supported the talks between the heads of states and foreign ministers of the conflicting sides and will continue its role of the mediator in the conflict. We support the Azerbaijani and Armenian efforts aimed at peaceful resolution of the conflict, the ambassador said.
Commenting the US department of State advice to its citizens to avoid visiting the uncontrolled territories for their own safety, he added that US has always admitted that more than 16% of the Azerbaijani territory are beyond the governmental control and human rights matters on these territories can not be controlled by Azerbaijan.