ArmInfo. Vedant Patel, Deputy Principal Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State, commented on the talks between U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and Azerbaijani FM Jeyhun Bayramov.
"So Assistant Secretary Karen Donfried spoke with Foreign Minister Bayramov this morning and expressed concern over Azerbaijani military movements. She emphasized the U.S.'s commitment to Armenia-Azerbaijan peace negotiations. As the Secretary has also spoke about this quite repeatedly, direct dialogue is key to resolving this issue and reaching a lasting peace. There is not a military solution to this conflict. We'll continue to facilitate discussions between Armenia and Azerbaijan bilaterally as well as with partners, and as well as throughout multilateral organizations as well," he said.
On March 25, 2023, in defiance of Point 1 of the Trilateral Statement of November 9, 2020, Azerbaijani trooped crossed the line of contact in the Shushi region, occupied height 2054.0 and started engineering work at the post.