ARMENIAN MINISTER, US OFFICIAL DISCUSS TIES, KARABAKH

Arminfo
30 Apr 07

Yerevan, 30 April: US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and
Eurasia Daniel Fried and Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan
discussed the current stage and prospects of developing Armenian-US
relations at their meeting held on the sidelines of the Brussels
Forum 2007 in the Belgian capital.

At the meeting, the sides exchanged opinions on the development of a
peaceful solution to the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict. The sides also
discussed the controversy over the US Department of State report on
human rights, the Armenian Foreign Ministry information and press
department told Arminfo today.

Oskanyan also met Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili during
his working visit to Belgium.

At the meeting they discussed the prospects of developing
Armenian-Georgian relations and the possibility of a peaceful solution
to the regional conflicts, the Armenian Foreign Ministry information
and press department told Arminfo today.