Blinken “looks forward” to hosting Armenian, Azeri Foreign Ministers – O’Brien

Blinken “looks forward” to hosting Armenian, Azeri Foreign Ministers – O’Brien
December 7, 2023 - 15:47 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien has said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken “looks forward” to hosting Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov.

O’Brien made the remarks after holding “positive and constructive” meetings in Baku.

“As I told President [Ilham] Aliyev, the U.S. welcomes visits by the Central Bank Governor and Energy Minister, and Secretary Blinken looks forward to hosting foreign ministers Bayramov and Mirzoyan in Washington soon for peace negotiations,” O’Brien said in a post on X on Wednesday, December 6.

According to a statement issued by the Department of State earlier, the Assistant Secretary was expected to meet with Azerbaijani officials on strengthening bilateral relations and supporting the peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the department of state said in a statement.

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