ArmInfo. The United States suspended military and other aid to Azerbaijan, canceled number of senior-level engagements, and Washington has signaled repeatedly to Baku that there would be no normalization of bilateral relations until peaceful negotiations with Armenia progressed. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien stated, TASS reports.
Speaking before the US House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, O'Brien said: "We have made it clear that nothing will be normal with Azerbaijan after the developments of September 19 until we see progress on a peaceful track. "So we have canceled a number of high-level visits, condemned [Baku's] actions, and we do not anticipate submitting a waiver [of further aid] until we see a genuine improvement in the situation," the diplomat said.
"We have repeatedly signaled that the use of force inside Armenia is completely unacceptable. And we are very closely monitoring troop movements and any signs that they may have certain plans. As I indicated, we have told them that there is no chance of business as usual with Azerbaijan, as long as the peace agreement between Baku and Yerevan goes unconcluded," the top State Department official in charge of Europe and Eurasia said.