Blinken urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to move toward finalizing peace agreement as soon as possible

 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged continued progress by Armenia and Azerbaijan to finalize an agreement as soon as possible, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in the readout.

“Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held a trilateral meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov today in New York during the UN General Assembly High-Level Week. Secretary Blinken commended both ministers on the progress Armenia and Azerbaijan have made toward a durable and dignified peace and encouraged continued progress by both countries to finalize an agreement as soon as possible. The Secretary underscored that a peace agreement would bring increased stability and prosperity to the region,” Miller said.