MEETING OF BUSH WITH ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTS PASSED IN A ‘EXTREMELY WARM’ ATMOSPHERE

YEREVAN, April 10. /Mediamax/. The meetings of U.S. President George W. Bush with the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan held Monday evening passed in a extremely warm atmosphere.
Mediamax was informed today in the press-service of the U.S. State Department that this was told at a briefing in White House by a senior representative of U.S. administration who wished to remain unknown. President Kocharian was the first to meet Bush, Aliyev the second. President Bush expressed his support for the efforts that both countries have made for peace, appreciation for the progress, understanding that there remains a good deal of work to be done. The President encouraged both leaders to keep at the process, to work to overcome the differences.
Both meetings were attended by the Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Co-chair of Minsk group Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh. –0–