‘We will continue to be deeply engaged’: Vedant Patel on Armenian and Turkish special envoys’ upcoming meeting

US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel touched upon the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization during a press briefing, answering a question about whether there is any breakthrough in light of Special Advisor Louis Bono’s recent visit to the region.

“I’m not going to put a timeline on it. Of course, this is something that both the Secretary and Coordinator Bono continue to be deeply engaged on, but I’m not going to – I don’t have any specific updates for you or a timeline to offer. This is something we’re going to continue to work towards,” Patel said.

When asked if he has any comment on the upcoming meeting between Turkish and Armenian diplomats as part of the efforts to reconcile, Patel said,

“No, I don’t have anything to preview. Again, just saying that this is something that the Secretary has been focused on, and we’ll continue to be deeply engaged on it.”