The United States remains committed to promoting a peaceful, democratic, and prosperous future for the South Caucasus region, Department of State spokesperson Ned Price told a press briefing on Monday.
US remains committed to promoting peaceful, prosperous future for South Caucasus
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 19, ARTSAKHPRESS: “Secretary Blinken had an opportunity to speak respectively with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan a couple weeks ago now. But we remain committed to promoting a peaceful, democratic, and prosperous future for the South Caucasus region,” he said.
“We urge Armenia and Azerbaijan to continue to intensify their diplomatic engagement and to make use of existing mechanisms for direct engagement to find comprehensive solutions to all outstanding issues related to or resulting from the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and to normalize their relations through the conclusion of a comprehensive peace agreement.
“When it comes to our role, we do remain ready to assist Armenia and Azerbaijan with these efforts, including in our capacity as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. And so when we talk about existing mechanisms, of course, the OSCE’s Minsk Group is part of that,” the spokesman noted.
