Oskanyan met Rice

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| 18:42:24 | 10-06-2005 | Official |

OSKANYAN MET RICE

On the second day of the official visit RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan
met in Washington US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice.

A large circle of issues of the Armenian-American agenda was discussed. The
sides referred to the dynamically development two-party relations,
mentioning that the two countries are leading a healthy political dialogue,
and are efficiently cooperating in the commerce and economy fields.

Condoleezza Rice highly appreciated the participation of Armenia in the
combat against terror and in the Iraq restoration program. Issues about the
internal developments in Armenia and democratic process in Armenia were also
discussed.

Vardan Oskanyan informed the US State Secretary about the recent
developments in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

During the meeting the sides exchanges ideas about the developments in the
Southern Caucasus and nearby regions, as well as about the issues about the
Armenian-Turkish relations.