ARMENPRESS

KOCHARIAN AND U.S. DIPLOMAT DISCUSS WAYS OUT OF
POLITICAL TURMOIL

YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS: President Robert
Kocharian met today with U.S. deputy assistant
secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs,
Mathew Bryza, who is also the U.S. cochairman in the
OSCE Minsk Group.
Kocharian’s press office said the main subject of
their conversation was the post-election situation and
quick ways out of the political turmoil.
Kocharian was quoted as saying that the authorities
are responsible for maintenance of security, stability
and public order. He added that all steps the
government took to quell massive unrest were dictated
by the situation. He said the main objective is to
stabilize the situation, neutralize threats and bring
the processes back to normal track.
According to Mathew Bryza, the US government is
watching closely Armenian developments. Saying that
his government realizes the necessity of bringing law
and order back to Armenia, Bryza also said Washington
is concerned by the tension. He stressed that all
sides must display responsibility to diffuse it as
quickly as possible.
Bryza and Kocharian also discussed a set of
restrictions imposed together with state of emergency.