Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers to meet in Washington, reiterates Armenian Prime Minister
Baku/22.06.23/Turan: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed that talks between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan are scheduled to take place in Washington next week.
During a government meeting, Pashinyan reiterated Armenia's steadfast position in its relations with Azerbaijan, emphasizing the need for concerted efforts to achieve peace and sign a comprehensive peace treaty.
"The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet in Washington next week. Our delegation is approaching this meeting with the same approach," stated Pashinyan, as reported by Sputnik-Armenia.
Earlier, a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan was initially set for June 12 in Washington but was subsequently postponed indefinitely. The previous round of ministerial talks in Washington occurred from May 1-4.
Responding to TURAN's inquiries, Vedant Patel, the first deputy official representative of the State Department, recently mentioned that the next meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia is planned "in the near future."
The Azerbaijani side has yet to comment on the statements made by Pashinyan and Patel regarding the forthcoming ministerial meeting.
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