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Both Turkish-Armenian normalization and Nagorno-Karabakh peace processes are very important for the United States.

Assistant Secretary of State on Europe and Eurasia Philip H. Gordon answering Caucasus journalists’ questions after the “US-Europe relations” discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations said that: “We support the Turkey Armenian normalization process. We would like to see the protocols ratified soon. We think this would benefit Turkey and Armenia and help develop peace and stability in the region.” However he also pointed out that United States are also engaged in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict:

“This is not because we see conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh as a link to Turkey-Armenian normalization, but because it could be also a contribution to peace and stability in the region, that both Azerbaijan and Armenia would benefit from.”

Assistant Secretary of the State for Europe and Eurasia also mentioned US’ activities within Minsk Group of OSCE: “We actively participate in the Minsk Group, the MG OSCE Co-chairs are in the region now, and we think this is important.”

According to Philipp Gordon, US is very much interested in the succeeding of both of the mentioned processes: “It is something we care about and would like to see succeed. If both of these processes succeed, then it would be a historic development for the region.”

Still he said that US continues to speak of a reasonable time frame for the Turkey-Armenia normalization process:

“We have not defined it, obviously we would like to see this move forward as quickly as possible. The protocols were signed by the foreign ministers on October 10th, and they are submitted to the parliaments, which is a good thing. We have been asking both governments to ratify them as soon as possible without preconditions and independently of any other issue.”

An Armenian journalist asked whether Gordon believes Turkey is turning away from Europe and the rest of the West. P.H. Gordon responded that US is satisfied with Turkey’s impact into global challenges fighting and doesn’t see Turkey as a country that goes in some wrong direction:

“Turkey maintains its interest to join EU, which is an aspiration that we support. They certainly seem to value their strategic cooperation with the United States. When Turkey comes to the US and talks about how we can work together on how we can work together on challenges, that doesn’t seem to me as country that turns his back to the West and goes into some other direction,” — he concluded.