WikiLeaks has unveiled another secret US diplomatic cable, according to which, US Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Philip Gordon, said at a July 3, 2009 meeting with 27 European Union political directors that the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the key to the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.
“Resolving Nagorno-Karabakh is the key to unlocking Turkish-Armenian relations,” Gordon was quoted as saying.
According to the same document, Gordon also saw the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as an important step toward facilitating regional energy supplies, Asbarez.com reported.
“The Russians have been reasonably productive on this account, but it is unclear whether they are just going through the motions or are seriously engaged, particularly as a Nagorno-Karabakh solution would facilitate a Southern Corridor gas route,” Philip said in the cable.
In response, according to the cable, EU Council Secretariat Director General Robert Cooper expressed doubts about Russia’s motivations about the Karabakh conflict.
“Cooper asserted that if the Russians really wanted to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh, they would have done so already,” Gordon reported in the cable.
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