Expert on U.S. Secretary of State`s statements on possible war in  South Caucasus 

ArmInfo. Americanist Suren Sargsyan assessed the statements made by US Secretary of State Mark Rubio during the hearings of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on  Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.

The expert, pointing out the importance of these statements,  suggested familiarizing himself with their content.

"Considering the importance of Secretary Rubio's statement during the  hearings of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, it should be given  in a literal translation.

In response to a question from Congressman Smith, Rubio, in  particular, answered: "As for Azerbaijan, our main focus is on  establishing peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia. There is a real  danger of a conflict, which we are trying to prevent. Our teams are  very actively involved in this process, trying to make this a reality  and prevent possible military intervention. Of course, in the context  of these conversations, the issues of prisoners and human rights are  of paramount importance," Sargsyan wrote on his Facebook page.

According to the Americanist, first of all, it is necessary to take  into account that Rubio is not only the Secretary of State, but also  Trump's acting national security adviser.

"In essence, he heads two competing structures whose approaches are  essentially identical. Rubio assesses the danger of interference as  real. In fact, at the moment, the American interest is to have  relative calm in the South Caucasus while Washington negotiates with  Tehran and Moscow.

At the same time, Trump's positioning as a "bringer of peace  throughout the world" also suggests that Washington does not need  additional headaches, especially in the form of armed conflicts,"  Sargsyan concluded.