U.S. Department of State – Matthew Miller On the Role of Russia and Türkiye in the Peace Agreement Process

Matthew Miller, the Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, held a press-conference where he commented on the statement of Russia ‘not to rush with the peace treaty’ between Armenia and Azerbaijan:

“I don’t want to speak with respect to Russia when it comes to Armenia and Azerbaijan. I want to speak with respect to those two countries who are directly related – who are direct parties in this dispute. We have been engaged directly with those countries; Special Envoy Bono traveled to the region last week and engaged directly with them. And we believe, despite any comments from other countries who are not a party to this matter, that an agreement remains within reach, and we will continue to work with them to pursue it.”

Mr Miller also commented on the role of Türkiye in the Peace Agreement Process:
“I don’t want to speak to it in detail – it’s a private diplomatic conversation – other than to say that we do believe that Türkiye has a productive role it can play in this, as Türkiye has in other issues, the Black Sea Grain Initiative being another one that they spoke about in their call over the weekend.”