ArmInfo.Promoting peace in the South Caucasus remains an enduring priority for not just this administration, but by Secretary Blinken, in particular, as evidenced by his direct outreach and engagement on these issues directly with leaders in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Deputy Press Secretary of the US State Department Vedant Patelstated at a briefing, commenting on thestatement by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, who said that Washington and Brussels are trying to undermine the implementation of trilateral agreements between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
"And this is something that we are going to continue to stay focused on. As it relates to Russia, they have taken - the (inaudible) fact is that Russian aggression and unilateralism has undermined a number of lines of efforts, undermined a number of prospects for productive work in the Minsk Group format.
And the U.S. remains firmly committed to engagement on any and all avenues for the promotion of peace, whether that be bilaterally, whether that be through mechanisms within the EU, whether that be via the OSCE. And like I said, promoting peace in the South Caucasus remains an enduring priority for us," Patel noted