State Department Noon Briefing

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2001

1:15 P.M. (ON THE RECORD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

Q: The Armenians - recently they give some bases nearby the Turkish
border which the Russians they established some S-300 missile - this
area. Isn't that a violation of the conventional arms agreement in
Europe?

And also, second part, one of the Russian generals said that this is
the response of the President Bush's missile shield project. What do
you say about this?

MR. BOUCHER: I have not heard of that. I will, first of all, find out
if it's true, and; second of all, find out if we have anything to say
about it.