US envoy hails resumption of Karabakh talks

ANS TV, Baku
15 Dec 04

[Presenter] The US government is in favour of finding a peaceful
solution to the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict. The US ambassador to
Azerbaijan, Reno Harnish, has said the While House is pleased that the
Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers have decided to resume the
talks.

[Correspondent over video of Harnish, talking to reporters] Official
Washington hails the decision to continue the Karabakh talks between
the foreign ministers, US ambassador Harnish said. He said that the US
government is glad that Elmar Mammadyarov and Vardan Oskanyan will
meet in January next year.

The continuation of the talks in this format will help resolve the
Karabakh conflict, end quote. Harnish said that the settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict would help eliminate some restrictions
on US aid to Azerbaijan.

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