Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O'Brien has said that the United States is “very encouraged” that Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to have a “robust” agenda bilaterally.

“We support a peace agreement, a durable and dignified peace, between Azerbaijan and Armenia,” O'Brien told a briefing on Thursday, January 11.

“We’re very encouraged that they continue to have a robust agenda bilaterally and address the issues that remain between them. There are more to work through, and to the extent we can be helpful as they do, we’re happy to support. We have very full relationships with both countries that range across economic, security, and political ties and we would like to see them both benefit from a peace arrangement, and we’ll be working to that end in whatever way is most acceptable.”