RA FM AND US STATE SECRETARY DISCUSSED PRESENT STATE OF KARABAKH CONFLICT
arminfo
2007-03-06 08:50:00
The present stage of negotiations for the Karabakh conflict peaceful
settlement were discussed by RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan and
the US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice the day before in Washington.
As the Department of Information and Press of RA FM told ArmInfo, the
issues of development of bilateral relations were discussed during
the meeting. The importance of the US Government-developed Program
"The Millennium Challenges" in the realization of the Program for
poverty eduction in Armenia’s rural districts was noted. V. Oskanyan
has introduced the preparatory works for this Project implementation
to C. Rice. The meeting participants also touched upon the coming
parliamentary elections in Armenia, having noted the importance
of compliance of elections with the international standards. The
regional problems, the present state of the Armenian-Turkish relations
and the USA mediatorial initiatives for their settlement were also
discussed. The same day, V. Oskanyan held a number of meetings in
the US Congress.