“I’m not going to comment specifically on the efforts of the Russian Federation except to say that, again, it is up to these two countries to decide the approach they will take to these upcoming talks,” US Department Spokesperson Ned Price said answering a question at a regular briefing for journalists about the upcoming trilateral talks between Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, SİA informs.
The US is a partner to both of these countries, he said.
“We have been a partner to both of these countries over the course of decades. There is no greater supporter than the United States for the sovereignty and the independence of the countries of the South Caucasus, including Armenia and Azerbaijan. The restoration of Armenia, Azerbaijan’s independence in 1991 from the Soviet Union – it was a seminal event that guaranteed each of these countries the right to pursue their own foreign policy interests, to pursue their own interests independent of Moscow or any other country around the world.
So when we engage with Armenia and Azerbaijan, we are doing so with one purpose in mind and one purpose only, and that is to put an end to the violence and to put these countries on the path to a lasting and comprehensive peace. We have encouraged and been clear with these countries – Armenia and Azerbaijan – that they should meet in whatever format is most useful to them. We do believe in the utility of direct dialogue to resolving issues and to reaching that lasting peace,” he noted.
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