US ENVOY CITES CHANCES FOR PEACE ON GARABAGH

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
April 4 2006

The outgoing US ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish has said
his country will continue working hard to achieve settlement to
the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh. The
recent visits by the US co-chair of the mediating OSCE Minsk Group
Steven Mann and the US Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian
Affairs Daniel Fried to the region indicate that the United States
is interested in the conflict resolution, Harnish told reporters.

Harnish said 2006 will be a suitable time to resolve the long-standing
dispute in peace. The sides should maximally take advantage of this. I
believe a certain agreement will be reached in the ensuing stages of
the negotiations. The American envoy added that the responsibility
for the situation in the uncontrolled Armenia-occupied Azerbaijani
territories rests with official Yerevan.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress