ArmInfo.During his recent talks with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered continued U.S. assistance in facilitating peace discussions, Vedant Patel, Deputy Principal Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State, told a briefing.
"He was offering his continued support on the U.S.'s assistance in these engagements, which is something that we have remained quite committed on. Obviously through Secretary Blinken's commitment to this issue, when Ambassador Reeker was leading this portfolio through his work, and now through the work of Lou Bono as well," he said.
In response to a question of human rights in Azerbaijan, Mr Patel said:
"I don't have specifics to get into about the diplomatic engagements, Alex, beyond what was in the readout. But of course, human rights is something that we raise regularly with all our partners, including those in the South Caucasus."