Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 8 2006

Condoleezza Rice makes call to Ilham Aliyev and Robert Kocharian

[ 08 Apr. 2006 13:02 ]

The US Secretary of State met Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov who is visiting the United States (APA).

The State Secretary made a call to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham
Aliyev first and then to Armenia’s President Robert Kocharian before
the meeting with Mr.Mammadyarov. Ms.Rice discussed the settlement of
the Nagorno Garabagh conflict with the Presidents. The talks with the
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister also focused on this problem. The US
State Secretary expressed hope that improvement will be achieved in
the settlement process./APA/