US State Secretary Antony J. Blinken referred to the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan at a Conversation on U.S. Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution.
“Armenia and Azerbaijan – there is an extraordinary opportunity, potential to realize a peace agreement between the countries that ends decades of conflict and actually creates in the region, I think, a tremendous opportunity for economic connectivity, for economic growth, for connecting countries both east, west, north, and south. Azerbaijan has a critical role to play in that. We have invested intensely in our own – with our own diplomacy in trying to help bring Azerbaijan and Armenia to a peace agreement. We’ve done that in very close collaboration, coordination with the European Union, and I think that that’s something that really is within reach. I was speaking just about a week ago to President Aliyev on this. I think that’s achievable, and it’s manifestly in the interests of both Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as the broader region.
So we’re attuned to the challenges, including some of the ones you’ve expressed in Georgia. We’re also very focused on some of the opportunity, and the opportunity is real”, Blinken said.
