(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 24. The words of Armenian
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the recognition of the territory
of Azerbaijan, including Karabakh, are considered to be progress,
Erin Elizabeth McKee, USAID (United States Agency for International
Development) Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Europe and
Eurasia, said at a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
on May 23, trend reports.
"At a four-hour press conference, the Armenian Prime Minister
publicly declared recognition of the territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan for the first time. This was the first item that was
discussed by the parties," she said.
Following over a month of military action to liberate its
territories from Armenian occupation from late Sept. to early Nov.
2020, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document.
A joint statement on the matter was made by the Azerbaijani
president, Armenia's PM, and the president of Russia.
A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the
zone of the Karabakh conflict were introduced on Nov. 10, 2020.
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