ArmInfo. The situation in the South Caucasus was among the issues U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed at their meeting May 18.
"We have a lot on our common agenda, including, of course, Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine. The United States, Turkey, all of our allies have been resolute in support of Ukraine, and we want to see this Russian aggression come to an end. I'm grateful for the solidarity that we've shown, that Turkey has shown in that effort.
"There are many other challenges that we're the dealing with together and maybe some opportunities, including the South Caucasus. We'll have an opportunity to talk about that. And we want to talk about continuing to strengthen and build on our economic relationship and partnership. Actually, we've reached record levels of trade here despite COVID, despite other challenges," Mr Blinken said in his opening remarks.
In his turn, the Turkish FM said that it is "always a pleasure to discuss bilateral relations and regional and global issues with you [Blinken] directly. Therefore, I'm very happy that we are going to convene the first Strategic Mechanism Ministerial today as well.
"Of course, we will focus on our bilateral relationships, and we are aiming to overcome the differences through dialogue and diplomacy. And there are areas that we need to also pay attention or focus to further deepen our bilateral relations and cooperation."