ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE TO TOUR ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN SOON

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 9 2006

YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. Assistant Secretary of State for European
and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried to tour Armenia and Azerbaijan
newt week, Sean McCormack, Spokesman of the US State Department,
told journalist in Washington, as RIA Novosti news agency reports.

McCormack said one of the aims of the Fried’s trip is to discuss
results of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents’ recent meeting in
Rambouillet.

The presidents met on February 10, 11 in Rambouillet, France, for
talks on Karabakh conflict settlement.

Armenian side estimated positively the meeting despite no agreement
has been signed there. The sides decided to continue negotiating in
March in Washington.