Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss Armenia and Azerbaijan’s historic opportunity to achieve peace in the region.

The Secretary offered the United States’ assistance in facilitating regional transportation and communication linkages. He encouraged continued bilateral dialogue and hailed the recent meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers in Tbilisi.

Blinken also reaffirmed support for productive EU-brokered discussions and noted that the United States has been an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair since 1994 and stands ready to engage bilaterally and with likeminded partners to help Armenia and Azerbaijan find a long-term comprehensive peace.

Secretary also commended the Prime Minister on the positive momentum and concrete agreements made towards normalizing relations between Armenia and Turkey.