May 1, 2002 - 00:11 AMT
RUSSIAN AND US PRESIDENTS TO DISCUSS KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT ISSUE
US envoy to Russia Alexander Vershbow has stated at the press conference in Moscow that the issue of the Karabakh conflict settlement will be discussed in the course of the forthcoming meeting of the US and Russian Presidents. The talks of the heads of the two countries, as it is known, are planned May 23-26. They will start in Moscow and will continue in Saint Petersburg. Vershbow has stated "the US administration continues its efforts in order to convince the conflict sides of the need of the talks recommencement". According to the American diplomat, the Presidents of Armenia and Armenia "can have constructive dialog".