US Secretary of State makes phone call to Azerbaijani President

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Azernews reports.

During the telephone conversation, Antony Blinken expresses strong US support for continued efforts to achieve a lasting peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The US is committed to facilitating negotiations.

Recall that Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held bilateral talks on June 27-29 at the George Shultz National Training Center for Foreign Affairs in Arlington (Virginia). While in Washington, they met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Assistant to the President and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

The ministers and their teams continued to work on a draft bilateral agreement on peace and the establishment of interstate relations. They reached an agreement on additional articles and reached a mutual understanding on a draft agreement while recognizing that positions on some key issues require further elaboration.