The State Department does not consider it essential to preserve the negotiation process within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group
The State Department does not consider it essential to preserve the negotiation process within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group
The United States is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan and Armenia in any format that both countries deem acceptable, the U.S. State Department said, responding to questions about the future of the OSCE Minsk Group and the U.S. position on its role in the peace process.
"The U.S. government supports the efforts of Armenia and Azerbaijan to reach a lasting and dignified peace agreement. We are ready to work with both sides in any format that the parties can agree on and in which they can make progress," a State Department spokesperson said in response to a query from the Armenian service of Voice of America.
The comment comes amid Baku’s refusal to participate in the OSCE Minsk Group, stating that the long-standing Karabakh conflict has been definitively resolved, rendering the group's mediating role obsolete.
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