From: Abe Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Wed Aug 29 2001 - 16:19:39 EDT
U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS TIES WITH ARMENIA EXCELLENT. Elizabeth Jones,
the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia, told
Armenian officials in Yerevan on 28 August that relations between the
U.S. and Armenia are "excellent," RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported.
The Mediamax news agency, however, said that she appeared to rule out
any direct participation in peace talks by Stepanakert, something
Armenia has pushed. At the same time, that agency said, she indicated
that the Armenian-Turkish "reconciliation commission" is a purely
private initiative with which Washington has nothing to do. PG
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