“The US supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all the countries around the globe”, US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian affairs Philip H.Gordon told at his briefing at Washington Foreign Press Center, on February 1st.
According to APA’s Washington DC correspondent, Mr. Gordon spoke about Secretary Clinton’s last speech in Paris, where she laid out Washington’s principles and policy agenda when it comes to engaging with Europe, particularly on the question of security matters.
“The United States will remain vigilant in its efforts to oppose any attempt to undermine the right of all countries to pursue their own foreign policies, choose their own allies, and provide for their own defense. Secretary Clinton made clear that we strongly object to any notion of a sphere of influence in Europe, where one country tries to control another’s future” – he added.
Speaking about the stability in South Caucasus, Mr. Gordon mentioned that, “it is clear, that Washington doesn’t think South Ossetia and Abkhazia should be recognized.
“We have a different view from Russia on this issue. And we – and our view is shared by, as I note, the vast majorities of countries around the world. We don’t think that promotes stability in the region, and we make our view clear to our international partners. But I would say it does not require an active American campaign to prevent recognitions because just about every country in the world shares our view that Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty should be respected and there should be other ways of dealing with the tensions within Georgia”.
The other disputed issue in the region is Turkish-Armenian agreement that could lead to resurrecting the attempts in the Congress to pass the Armenian genocide resolution.
Mr.Gordon pointed out that, US continue to believe that both countries now need to move forward in ratifying and implementing the documents.
“And we believe that because we believe this is an opportunity to overcome really historic differences between the two countries in a way that would benefit both – to establish and normalize relations between the two countries and open the border would contribute to peace and stability in the region.”
APA
