Speaking to reporters at Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan, the US Ambassador to Armenia reiterated U.S. support to the peace process.
“As the United States said yesterday, we are deeply concerned about Azerbaijan’s decision to set up a checkpoint on Lachin Corridor. We find it unhelpful to the peace process. And what we are focusing on now is try to get the parties to speak together to come up with solutions that are mutually agreed and we will continue to support the peace process to try to move it forward,” Ambassador Kristina Kvien said.
“We find any use of violence or any provocative act to be unhelpful to the peace process, we said this before multiple times, and we will continue to try to move ahead to help the peace process move forward,” she added when asked whether Azerbaijan’s actions are damaging the peace process.
Asked whether the United States is considering sanctioning Azerbaijan as a retraining measure, Ambassador Kvien said: “The United States has not levied any sanctions so far on Azerbaijan. And I can’t comment on what we might do in the future.”
