During the briefing, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller referred to the postponed meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, stressing that it was due to problems related to the schedule.
"It was 100 percent due to scheduling issues. We look forward to hosting another round of talks in Washington as the parties continue to pursue a peaceful dialogue for the South Caucasus region. As we’ve said before, we believe direct dialogue is key to resolving the remaining issues. We believe an agreement is within reach. This meeting unfortunately couldn’t go forward 100 percent due to scheduling issues, and we look forward to rescheduling it as soon as we can," Miller stated.
To the question whether he expects them to visit Washington by the end of this month, the Spokesperson answered:
"I’m not going to put a timeframe on it other than to say we look forward to holding the meeting again."
