Ambassador James Warlick, US Co-Chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, spoke to Interfax news agency.
He noted that Russia has long-standing relations and friendly ties with both Armenia and Azerbaijan, and that the US likewise wishes to establish close relations with these two countries; but in another axis.
Warlick stated that even though the US supplies no weapons to any of the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, it supplies a limited amount of defensive weapons to both Armenia and Azerbaijan. He added, however, that the US Congress has a mandate with respect to Azerbaijan, and this mandate does not permit the US to supply weapons that can be used in the Karabakh conflict, for offensive purposes.
The OSCE Minsk Group US co-chair noted that his country assumes that it has strategic relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Ambassador Warlick also said the US discusses all matters with its OSCE Minsk Group partners, Russia and France. The American diplomat added that they discuss all topics relating to the Karabakh conflict. As per James Warlick, these are matters on which both the US and Russia have full agreement, and they seek a pacific settlement with joint efforts.
