U.S. Administration concerned by tension existing in Armenia, Matthew
Bryza stated
March 7, 2008
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian President Robert Kocharian met in Yerevan
today with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, U.S. Co-chair of
OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza.
As Mediamax was told in the press service of the President today, the
basic topic of talk was the situation in Armenia in post-election
period.
Stressing the responsibility of Armenian authorities for stability,
security and maintenance of order in the country, Robert Kocharian
stated that all the measures taken up were dictated by the existing
situation. According to the President, those measures aim at
stabilizing the situation, neutralizing threats and returning the
processes to their normal course.
Matthew Bryza stated that the USA attentively follows the development
of events in Armenia. The U.S. diplomat noted that Washington has
understanding attitude towards the steps of Armenian authorities on
reestablishment of order, but the U.S. Administration is concerned by
the tension existing. He stated that it is important that all sides
demonstrate responsibility and that tension soon eases.
`Matthew Bryza also discussed with Robert Kocharian the issues of
certain limitations, conditioned by the situation’, the presidential
press service informed.