Richard Morningstar: U.S. doesn’t have magic power to resolve Karabakh conflictOctober 16, 2010 - 13:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a forum on 'Changing role of the Caspian in terms of global energy' held at the John Hopkins University in Washington on October 13, professor of the Haifa University, former chief of the Caspian research program under the Harvard University Brenda Scheffer said that the United States does not pay due attention to the resolution of the Karabakh conflict and pursues an imbalanced policy in the South Caucasus. Richard Morningstar, U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, disagreed with the opinion, saying that the issue is “much more complicated that prof. Scheffer described.” “You are completely mistaken saying we do not pay attention to the Karabakh conflict. You just blame the unsettled Karabakh conflict on the U.S., as if we have a magic power to resolve it, but do not do so,” he said. “Many specialists in the current administration are dealing with the issue and I’m hopeful that the conflict will be settled in the near future,” Morningstar said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |