While today's announcement may not reflect acceptance of the notion that the two issues are linked, it did suggest that the administration believed progress in its broader goals in the Persian Gulf could be hindered by continued violence.
Strong Pushback on the Turkey-Armenia Normalization 9. (C) U/S Burns stressed that the U.S. believes that progress on the Turkey-Armenia protocols could create political space for Sargsian to be more flexible on NK.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said this week that he believed sufficient progress was possible by next year.
"But it was just for the representation of a woman on the ticket, a mom, somebody who loves this country so much, somebody very, very committed to policies that I believe will progress this country in the right direction".
Britain believes that progress has been made in clamping down on tax havens even in the run-up to the G20 summit.
Patrick Moulette, head of the secretariat at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the world's main anti-laundering body, believes that progress can be made only when judgments are made as part of a consensual process.
Sonia Shaw, who has been leading tailor-made tours of Oman for the past five years, believes that progress has been accrued over years: "Oman is not associated in the media with terrorism or religious extremism.
Although by this time he considers himself more a social democrat than a revolutionary, he believes that progress must be measured not by macroeconomic indicators but by literacy rates and land rights for the poor.
Fortunately the performances are cracking, particularly Laura Elphinstone as Emily, a woman who mistakenly believes that progress always comes with faster connections, and Rosie Wyatt as the self-possessed, self-interested Sally.
The Portuguese manager believes that progress is being made in eradicating racism from football.
