Matthew Miller
Washington D.C./26.05.23/Turan: The United States on Thursday expressed its determination to help Azerbaijan and Armenia to achieve a final peace agreement, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
"... We believe that an agreement is in reach, and we continue to press the two parties to work together to reach an agreement on the issues that remain outstanding," State Department's spokesperson Matthew Miller told TURAN's correspondent during a daily press briefing.
Asked whether Washington was keeping "its eyes on the ball" due to ongoing Moscow talks, the spokesperson said "we’re not in the room... but this continues to be a priority for us."
He went on to remind that Secretary Antony Blinken welcomed the two sides here in Washington several weeks ago. "We understand that talks continued after that in Brussels, and we support the talks continuing."
When asked by TURAN's correspondent whether Blinken was planning to meet with the sides again in the coming days, Miller said, "...he will continue to stay engaged. But I don’t have any further meetings or announcements to make."
Miller later tweeted his appreciation to Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan's recent comments on mutual Armenia-Azerbaijan recognition of territorial integrity and continued commitment to peace.
"A final agreement is in reach and we are determined to help our friends achieve it," he noted.
Alex Raufoglu
Politics
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Flightradar24, a Swedish online service providing real-time flight information, has published details about today’s AZAL plane crash in Aktau. Flightradar24 claims that the AZAL plane "was subject to GPS jamming and spoofing near the city of Grozny." This means the plane's navigation systems were targeted by an electronic attack.
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On Wednesday, at the meeting of the CIS leaders in Saint Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences following the crash of the plane in Aktau. "Unfortunately, I must say a few words about the tragedy that occurred today in Aktau. A plane crashed, there are fatalities, and many injured. As we were just discussing, I want to express, on your behalf, condolences to the families of the deceased and to all those affected. We hope for their recovery.
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In connection with the crash of the Embraer 190 passenger plane operating the Baku-Grozny flight, December 26 has been declared a day of mourning in Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev unexpectedly returned to Baku on Monday after being informed of the crash of an Azerbaijani flight near Aktau, Kazakhstan, en route to the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in St. Petersburg.
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