The U.S. confirms that the regional cooperation should be obligatory for all states of the region, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Anthony Godfrey said in Yerevan. At that he refrained from giving preference to the Kars-Gyumri or Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railroad. "The U.S. government would not like transport communications to bypass Armenia. However, if Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey wish to build a railway without U.S. assistance, we cannot prevent it. Nevertheless, I emphasize that the U.S. policy is targeted at integration between all states of the region," he said.

As to the possibility of opening the Armenian-Turkish border, Mr Godfrey remarked it will bring stability to the region. "Artificial borders and dissociation do not contribute to cooperation, stability and security in the South Caucasus," said he.