11:55, 4 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. The United States believes that there is no military solution to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and that direct dialogue through diplomacy is an integral path forward, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a press briefing.

“We believe that there is not a military solution to this; we believe that direct dialogue through diplomacy is an integral path forward. And that’s why we’re very pleased to host these two foreign ministers at the Foreign Service Institute to participate and take on these very important discussions,” Patel said.

“What I will reiterate again is that we remain committed to promoting a peaceful future for the South Caucasus region. We believe that direct dialogue is key to reaching a lasting peace, and we believe that that is possible between these two countries,” Patel added.

 “It’s something that the Secretary has been deeply engaged on – is that we believe that peace between these two countries is possible,” he further said.

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will join Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov during their last day of the talks in Washington D.C.