Wednesday, October 21 2020 21:44

ArmInfo. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo  confirmed his intention to hold talks this week with Foreign  Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia Jeyhun Bayramov and Zohrab  Mnatsakanyan in order to facilitate the end of hostilities in  Nagorno-Karabakh.

Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, the US Secretary of State  said the consultations would take place on October 23. "This is a  difficult situation " on the ground. "" This is a difficult  diplomatic situation. Our view, like the view of almost all European  countries, remains that the right way forward is to end the conflict,  to tell them about the need to ensure de-escalation. No countries  should intervene, adding fuel to the fire of this conflict, should  not provide weapons systems, support. And then, at that stage, a  diplomatic solution will be acceptable to everyone, it can  potentially be achieved, "he stressed, noting that this is what he  will talk about with Mnatsakanyan and Bayramov." I hope to hear from  them that they see how we can get closer to something that meets not  only the interests of the United States, but also the interests of  their countries, "- said the chief of American diplomacy.