The U.S. Department of State supports the continuation of talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Matthew Miller said Thursday, May 25.

“We’re not in the room, as you noted, but this continues to be a priority for us. As you know, the Secretary welcomed the two sides here in Washington several weeks ago,” Miller told a briefing.

“We understand that talks continued after that in Brussels, and we support the talks continuing. As we’ve said, we believe that an agreement is in reach, and we continue to press the two parties to work together to reach an agreement on the issues that remain outstanding.”