WASHINGTON. – U.S. as OSCE Minsk group co-chair on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement remains committed to working with the conflicting sides, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Eric Rubin said in the interview with Azerbaijani APA agency.

According to him, Karabakh conflict settlement must be achieved peacefully, based on three principles of the Helsinki Final Act: non use of force, territorial integrity of states and peoples' right to self-determination.

“Though work on Basic Principles (BP) was not concluded in Kazan, the Presidents Aliyev and Sargsyan with the Russian counterpart Medvedev came to an agreement to continue working on BP. The conflicting sides supported by the OSCE MG mediators continue working aimed at achieving universal denominator,” he stated and added that the conflict cannot be settled through military intervention.

Karabakh conflict was unleashed in 1988. Azerbaijan tried to return the region but failed. Karabakh troops preserved control over the region and joint the territories nearby as a buffer zone.