Bahrain News Agency
April 15, 2005 Friday 9:10 AM EST

Rice to tour southern Caucasian countries in May

Manama

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to embark in early may on a
tour in southern Caucasian countries that includes Azerbaijan,
Georgia and Armenia, said the azeri ”525” newspaper on Friday.

The newspaper quoted diplomatic sources as saying that rice was to
meet with the leaders of the three countries and talks will focus on
deepening relations with the US in the military and security fields,
as well as resolving the Azeri-Armenian dispute over
nagorno-karabakh.

US President George W.Bush will visit Georgia on may 10 coming from
Moscow after participation in the 60th anniversary of the fall of
fascism.