DANIEL FRIED: “AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN LEADERS SHOULD NOT MISS THE CHANCE TO SETTLE CONFLICT”

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
March 9 2006

“Washington urges Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders not to miss the
chance for settlement of the conflict,” Assistant Secretary of State
for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried said in the House of
Representatives (APA).

“We hope that we will achieve the settlement of the dangerous conflicts
such as Southern Osetia, Transdnestr, Abkhazia and Nagorno Garabagh
together with Russia and other states. We are confident that Russia
will accept the proposal of Georgia on peaceful resolution of the
conflict and will show respect for Georgia’s territorial integrity
and interests of Southern Osetia residents in the settlement of the
conflict.