US STILL HOPES FOR AZERI-ARMENIAN ACCORD, ITS OFFICIAL SAYS

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
May 18 2006

Baku, May 17, AssA-Irada
The United States still hopes Azerbaijan and Armenia will reach an
accord to settle the long-standing conflict over Upper (Nagorno)
Garabagh, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and
Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Bryza, has said.

Speaking at the US Congress on Tuesday, he said a rapprochement
has been achieved in the positions of the sides owing to the talks
carried out of late, which provides greater opportunities to reach
an agreement compared to previous years.

The American official added that the two countries should display
political will to eliminate the outstanding differences.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress