Garabagh solution in superpowers’ interest, US congressman says
A US congressman has said he would support the October agreement on
mending ties signed by Turkey and Armenia if the deal can both
bring Armenia closer to the West and expedite a negotiated solution
to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict.
"It is in the interest of both the United States and Russia to resolve this conflict, which has serious implications for global energy security," Michael McMahon said.
The congressman also noted that Washington shares with its allies an interest in the Caucasus region.
Armenia and Turkey signed protocols on October 10 in Switzerland to establish diplomatic relations and reopen their sealed borders, in a bid to normalize ties, marred by decades of hostility due to Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani territory and Yerevan’s claims on 1915 "genocide" in Ottoman Turkey.
"Unfortunately, a timeline has yet to be set for the protocols to be ratified by Turkey or Armenia. This does not mean, however, that the signing in Zurich was not a huge step forward for both countries. In an ideal world, all the players would be cognizant of this fact and move to ratify on the protocols in their respective parliaments," McMahon added.
The documents require ratification in both countries’ parliaments, and Turkish officials have assured Azerbaijan, Turkey’s ally, that the protocols will not pass in the country’s parliament until progress is made in resolving the Garabagh conflict.*
"It is in the interest of both the United States and Russia to resolve this conflict, which has serious implications for global energy security," Michael McMahon said.
The congressman also noted that Washington shares with its allies an interest in the Caucasus region.
Armenia and Turkey signed protocols on October 10 in Switzerland to establish diplomatic relations and reopen their sealed borders, in a bid to normalize ties, marred by decades of hostility due to Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani territory and Yerevan’s claims on 1915 "genocide" in Ottoman Turkey.
"Unfortunately, a timeline has yet to be set for the protocols to be ratified by Turkey or Armenia. This does not mean, however, that the signing in Zurich was not a huge step forward for both countries. In an ideal world, all the players would be cognizant of this fact and move to ratify on the protocols in their respective parliaments," McMahon added.
The documents require ratification in both countries’ parliaments, and Turkish officials have assured Azerbaijan, Turkey’s ally, that the protocols will not pass in the country’s parliament until progress is made in resolving the Garabagh conflict.*
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