The United States 'welcomes' peace engagements involving Armenia and Azerbaijan, but doesn't consider Iran and Russia reliable partners, the State Department said in reaction to today's Tehran summit, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
"We welcome any good faith engagements that contribute to peace and stability for the people of the South Caucasus, regardless of where those talks happen or who is hosting them," State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told TURAN's Washington correspondent during today's briefing.
In the meantime, he went on to add, "But that being said, we recognize the South Caucasus' delicate geographic position regarding Iran and Russia, but we have not found these countries to be reliable partners."
Alex Raufoglu
Politics
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Armenia has responded to Azerbaijan's latest proposals regarding the draft peace treaty, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ani Badalyan stated on July 25. “Armenia has responded to Azerbaijan's latest proposals regarding the draft peace treaty by sending the 9th edition of the text of the treaty,” Ani Badalyan said. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has not yet reported this. It should be recalled that in March 2022, Baku proposed to conclude peace on the basis of the following five principles:
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On July 25, the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan received Israeli Foreign Minister General Jacob Blitstein. During the meeting with Jacob Blitstein, the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel we explored opportunities for expanding our joint economic activities in the following areas:
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On July 25, the trial in the case of activist Ilhamiz Guliyev, who was arrested on drug charges, continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. At the beginning of the meeting, lawyer Zibeyda Sadygova petitioned to change the preventive measure for Guliyev to house arrest. According to the lawyer, Guliyev is being held in a hot cell where there is not even a fan, which is regarded as torture. However, the petition was not granted.
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On July 25, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan received Louis Bono, the US State Department’s Senior Adviser for Caucasus Negotiations.
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