US EMBASSY: MATTHEW BRYZA IS COMING TO THE REGION WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING ANOTHER MEETING BETWEEN AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS

APA
April 2 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Viktoria Dementieva – APA. US Embassy Public Affairs
Officer Terry Davidson made a statement regarding the visit of the
U.S. Co-chair for the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza to Azerbaijan.

The embassy told APA that Matthew Bryza, European and Eurasian Deputy
Secretary of State and U.S. Co-chair for the OSCE Minsk Group, will
meet with senior officials of the government of Azerbaijan during
a one-day visit to Baku April 3, 2009. During his visit, he will be
discussing the range of bilateral and regional issues, but will focus
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"Secretary Clinton has indicated to President Aliyev and President
Sargsian her strong interest in the Minsk Group’s ongoing efforts
to bring the process to a fruitful conclusion, and the Obama
Administration is committed to doing everything possible to support
this goal. To help stimulate this progress, Secretary Clinton has
sent Mr. Bryza back to the region, with the aim of encouraging another
meeting between Presidents Aliyev and Sargsian in the coming weeks,"
the statement says.