YEREVAN. – Continuation of talks on Karabakh conflict settlement is highly important, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Eric Rubin told the journalists at the session of the Armenian-American Working Group on Economic Affairs on Thursday.

He believes that it is highly important that the sides [Armenia and Azerbaijan] continue the talks. Rubin said he would draw attention to the issue during the upcoming meetings.

To note, experts claimed that the Karabakh talks appeared in a deadlock after Hungary extradited on August 31Azerbaijani Ramil Safarov, murderer of the Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan. He was later granted pardon in Azerbaijan.