John Bolton does not bring new proposals on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict

Baku / 23.10.18 / Turan: "I had extensive negotiations on important issues with the Foreign Minister and the President of Azerbaijan during my first visit to your country." With these words, presidential adviser on national security John Bolton opened a meeting with journalists in Baku on Wednesday in Baku.

The topics of the talks were: regional problems, the Karabakh conflict, US efforts to prevent Iran"s support for terrorism and the development of nuclear weapons. Economic projects, such as the Southern Gas Corridor, were also affected, Bolton said. He noted that Washington is counting on active cooperation on these and other issues, including participation in counter-terrorist measures and the fight against drug trafficking, trafficking and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

When asked whether he discussed the fate of the office of Radio Liberty, which was closed in 2014, Bolton said that he raised the issue of human rights at a meeting with Ilham Aliyev. Regarding specifically the topic of Radio Liberty, he did not raise this issue, recalling President Trump"s words that the United States does not intend to lecture other countries.

When asked about the attitude of the US government to the fate of the journalist Khoshoggi murdered in Istanbul, Bolton replied that the president and vice president of the United States had already spoken on this topic and had nothing to add to this.

When asked whether additional sanctions against Russia are possible, the adviser to the US president made it clear that the introduction of new sanctions depends on what the result will be and how Russia will behave after the sanctions already imposed in connection with the attempt to poison father and daughter Skripale in London.

When asked whether Bolton brought with him any proposal on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the adviser gave a negative answer. At the same time, he said that he did not come to the region to change the US policy in the region. "I intend to better understand and study certain issues," he said, adding that he had discussed the Karabakh settlement at a meeting with Ilham Aliyev.

"We understand that the peaceful settlement of this conflict will be of great international importance. I am grateful to the President of Azerbaijan for sharing his vision with me about the prospects for a settlement. Tomorrow I will be in Yerevan, and I hope to discuss this topic with the leadership of Armenia. As a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, the United States will continue its efforts to find peaceful ways to resolve the conflict," Bolton said.

On the question of whether he and Aliyev discussed issues of violations of human rights and democracy, the adviser replied: "These questions are important for the United States and there was a very productive dialogue with President Aliyev, and I believe there are many areas where Azerbaijan and the United States can cooperate and learn each other". - 16B-