The United States welcomes the "resumption of direct dialogue between the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Blinken met with Lavrov in Stockholm on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial on Thursday, December 2. According to a press release from the embassy The Caucasus

Ukraine and Iran's nuclear program were also high on the agenda.