(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has stated that his
country is ready to support the Azerbaijani-Armenian peace talks in
multiple ways, Azernews reports, citing the White House.
Sullivan made the remarks at a meeting with the visiting
Azerbaijani presidential aide on foreign policy, Hikmat Hajiyev,
the report added.
Sullivan hailed Azerbaijan and Armenia for their substantial and
historic diplomatic efforts toward sustainable peace and expressed
support for negotiations under the aegis of European Council
President Charles Michel.
He expressed the United States' willingness to engage closely
and assist progress via a variety of channels, including as
co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group.
The two men also hailed the 30th anniversary of the
U.S.-Azerbaijani relations and expressed their willingness to
further strengthen bilateral ties. They also underlined their
common resolve to assist Ukrainians in responding to Russia's
unwarranted actions.
Sullivan praised Azerbaijan's long-standing commitment to
European energy security and spoke about measures to diversify the
regional energy supply. The two discussed the ramifications of the
Ukrainian crisis for the rest of the region. Sullivan expressed the
United States' commitment to peace, security, and development in
the South Caucasus region.
Similarly, Turkish ambassador to the U.S. Hasan Murat Mercan
hosted Hikmat Hajiyev as well, the embassy tweeted.
“They reaffirmed the brotherly relations between Turkiye and
Azerbaijan and exchanged views on regional issues,” the report
said.
In the meantime, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told the
Turkish news agency Anadolu that Azerbaijan has voiced support for
the rehabilitation of Turkish-Armenian relations at the highest
level.
“We are very positive about the appointment of special
representatives of Turkiye and Armenia for the normalization
process and held three meetings,” Bayramov added.
This, he added, is an example of constructive messaging from
Turkey and Azerbaijan to Armenia.
'We support the creation of normal neighborly relations with
Armenia, and if this country takes the appropriate steps, it will
respect international law, it will recognize the reality in the
region, and it will be possible to achieve good results,' the top
diplomat stressed.
Underlining the critical importance of Zangazur corridor for
Armenia, the minister said that the nations have yet to accomplish
concrete outcomes on this project.
'Armenia keeps dragging out the issue on one pretext or another.
It's the country with the most limited communication capabilities
in the region. Therefore, the implementation of the Zangazur
corridor is important for Armenia as much as for other South
Caucasus states,' Bayramov said.
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