United States Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried spoke on the phone with the Azerbaijani foreign minister on March 27 to express concern over Azerbaijani military movements, the United States State Department spokesperson said at a press briefing.
United States expresses concern over Azerbaijani ‘military movements’
STEPANAKERT, MARCH 28, ARTSAKHPRESS: “Assistant Secretary Karen Donfried spoke with Foreign Minister Bayramov this morning and expressed concern over Azerbaijani military movements,” State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said when asked to give updates from the situation on the ground regarding Armenia-Azerbaijan.
“She emphasized the U.S.’s commitment to Armenia-Azerbaijan peace negotiations. As the Secretary has also spoken about this quite repeatedly, direct dialogue is key to resolving this issue and reaching a lasting peace. There is not a military solution to this conflict. We’ll continue to facilitate discussions between Armenia and Azerbaijan bilaterally as well as with partners, and as well as throughout multilateral organizations as well,” Patel added.
