The United States is negotiating with Azerbaijan and Armenia to prevent any steps that would lead to a renewed conflict, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.
His remarks came after Congressman Jim Costa asked him to comment on the situation around Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) at a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
“This is something I have been very engaged on, including throughout the Ukraine situation,” Blinken said.
“I have spoken repeatedly with Prime Minister Pashinyan from Armenia as well as President Aliyev of Azerbaijan, trying first of all to make sure that no one takes any steps that would potentially revert to conflict, but also to try to advance and support a long term political settlement,” the diplomat said, adding he has also repeatedly spoken with the foreign ministers of the two countries.