Telephone conversation between J. Bayramov and K. Donfried

Baku/01.08.22/Turan: On Monday, August 1, a telephone conversation took place between Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried.

This is stated in the message of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

The parties exchanged views on the current state of the process of post-conflict normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the implementation of the tripartite statements signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia, as well as bilateral meetings between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia with the mediation of the President of the Council of the European Union, Charles Michel.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov brought to the attention of the other side the well-known position of Azerbaijan regarding the need to ensure peace and progress in the region, including the opening of transport and communications, the delimitation of the border of the two states, and the need to start work on the future peace treaty.

The minister noted the importance of full implementation of the obligations of the parties. In this regard, contrary to the commitments arising from the tripartite statement dated November 10, 2020, the Armenian armed forces have not been fully withdrawn from the territories of Azerbaijan and the inadmissibility of this has been emphasized.

During the telephone conversation, the next steps in the process of normalization between Azerbaijan and Armenia, issues on the regional agenda, as well as other topics of mutual interest were discussed.