NATO is hoping to see a new impetus in the process of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as the resolution of the issue will benefit the entire region, Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller told reporters in Armenia on Monday, December 18.

Speaking on behalf of the bloc in Yerevan, Gottemoeller said NATO is very happy about the high-level diplomatic efforts and is hopeful for a quick settlement.

Gottemoeller said she worked in the 1990s when U.S. president Bill Clinton was still in office, and remembers the first days of the conflict.

The official expressed regret that 25 years have passed since but the conflict still remains unresolved.

The deputy head of NATO said it’s very important for Armenia and Azerbaijan to work together, adding that she is very glad that the United States is involved in the peace process.