Washington disappointed, Paris not
The U.S. State Department responded to the presidents' meeting in Kazan. During a press conference, U.S. State Department representative Victoria Nuland announced that the U.S. is disappointed with the results of the meeting of the Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents in Kazan, as reported on the State Department's official website.
"The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan weren't able to come to terms on the Basic Principles for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution. Nevertheless, in a joint statement with the Russian President, they mentioned that there is better mutual understanding on a number of issues, that they have agreed to continue working on the Basic Principles and meet again soon. However, I would like to say that this is disappointing," said Nuland.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement on the meeting in Kazan. As stated in the ministry's official website, Paris doesn't think the meeting was insignificant.
"France, along with the United States and Russia, will put in all its efforts to achieve progress in the negotiations. In regard to the agreement, we can say that the presidents did come to terms on certain matters," as stated in the statement. It was also mentioned that the current situation serves as good grounds for continuing to work on and adopt the Basic Principles proposed by the mediators.
