Armenian minister, US deputy state secretary discuss ties

Arminfo
26 Mar 04

YEREVAN

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan had a meeting with US Deputy
Secretary of State Richard Armitage today.

The Foreign Ministry press service has told Arminfo that during the
meeting, the sides discussed in detail the situation in the South
Caucasus, and problems and prospects for the development of the
region. They also exchanged views on the current stage of the Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict settlement.

Oskanyan and Armitage expressed their satisfaction with the level of
Armenian-US relations. They said that comprehensively developing
relations should also be stimulated by a political dialogue.

To recap, Armitage arrived in Yerevan from Kiev today and will leave
for Baku on the same day.