US is happy to play whatever role it can to facilitate dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia – State Department

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 8. The US is happy to
play whatever role it can to facilitate a dialogue between
Azerbaijan and Armenia, the US State Department Spokesman Matthew
Miller said during a briefing on April 8, Trend reports.

He said the US has made very clear that the path forward for
resolving this issue is ultimately at the bargaining table.

“I don’t want to speak to any upcoming meetings, but we have
always made clear that we welcome dialogue. When the Secretary has
communicated with the leaders of both Armenia and Azerbaijan, he
has made clear that there needs to be dialogue between the two
parties. We are happy to play whatever role we can to facilitate
that dialogue and will continue to do so. But I don’t want to
preview any specific upcoming meetings,” added Miller.

Earlier in December 2023, US Assistant Secretary of State for
European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien said that Secretary
Blinken looks forward to hosting foreign ministers Bayramov and
Mirzoyan in Washington soon for peace negotiations.

Meanwhile, Yerevan has issued a response to Baku’s propositions
concerning a potential peace treaty, as announced today by the
spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Ani Badalyan.

Badalyan stated that the discussions revolve around the 8th
iteration of proposals regarding the draft peace treaty.

Earlier, on January 4, 2024, Armenia forwarded its version of
the peace treaty text to Azerbaijan. In February, Azerbaijan
provided additional proposals for the peace treaty to Armenia. The
negotiations on the peace treaty text are underway directly between
Baku and Yerevan.