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The US on Monday stated there must be dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia, expressing readiness to facilitate such discussions.
“Now we have made very clear that path ahead for resolving this battle is finally on the bargaining desk,” State Division spokesman Matthew Miller advised reporters.
“I do not need to communicate to any upcoming conferences, however we’ve got all the time made clear that we welcome dialogue,” he stated. “When the Secretary (of State Antony Blinken) has communicated with the leaders of each Armenia and Azerbaijan, he has made clear that there must be dialogue between the 2 events.”
“We’re pleased to play no matter function we will to facilitate that dialogue, and can proceed to take action,” he stated.
Blinken, European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met in Brussels Friday, although the absence of Azerbaijan within the trilateral assembly raised issues in Baku.
Two days forward of Friday’s assembly in Brussels, Blinken held a cellphone name with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
In line with the Azerbaijani presidency’s readout of the decision, Aliyev advised Blinken that the trilateral talks, that are “non-inclusive” and had been organized in a “non-transparent” method, is not going to result in peace and cooperation within the South Caucasus.
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien stated the assembly was centered on financial diversification and political reforms, whereas including that the US additionally inspired Armenia to “proceed the trail towards peace and attempt to obtain a ultimate settlement with Azerbaijan.”
The US has been pushing since final November to host high Azerbaijani and Armenian diplomats, Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan in Washington for peace negotiations however Baku refused to take part within the talks, citing Washington’s “biased” place.
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