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    PHILIP GORDON: THREATS TO TAKE OUT A CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT ARE UNACCEPTABLE

    ARMENPRESS
    APRIL 20, 2011
    YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS: Threats to take out a civilian aircraft
    are unacceptable, Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gorgon said at
    a news conference in Washington, asked to comment on the statement
    of Azerbaijan to shoot down the civilian airplanes in Stepanakert.

    "We had heard such threats and, very quickly and clearly, made clear
    our view that threats to take out a civilian aircraft there and in
    any other context are unacceptable and really shouldn't be issued",
    he said, noting that after the statements about the unacceptability
    it became clear that Azerbaijan had no intention of doing so.

    He also said very often when they meet with Turkish counterparts and
    the Secretary meets with her Turkish counterpart, the question of
    Turkey/Armenia comes up, because it is very important to them. "There
    have been efforts over the past several years to improve that
    relationship, which we've made clear we strongly support. Those
    efforts have recently stalled, which we've made clear we regret
    because we believe it's in the interest of both countries to continue
    the normalization process, reestablish relations, and have friendly
    relations and open trade from which both countries would benefit. So
    we continue to strongly support direct dialogue between the two
    countries and normalization of their relationship. And we bring it
    up very frequently with our counterparts on both sides", he said.




    From: A. Papazian
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