U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday held separate calls with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia on efforts to achieve peace in the region, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
"Secretary Blinken assured Prime Minister Pashinyan that the United States is watching the situation in and around Nagorno-Karabakh closely," the U.S. State Department said.
In a call with the Armenian PM, Blinken "urged direct dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve issues related to, or resulting from, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," spokesperson Ned Price noted in a statement.
Blinken also spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. He "called for de-escalation and urged direct dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve issues related to, or resulting from, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Ned Price said in a separate readout.
Alex Raufoglu
Washington D.C.
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