BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 26. US State Secretary Antony Blinken commended the progress Armenia and Azerbaijan have made toward a durable and dignified peace, said the US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller taking the stock of Blinken's New York meeting with Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers, Trend reports.
"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," reads the statement.
Following today's meeting, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to put additional efforts towards the conclusion of the Agreement on Peace and Establishment of Interstate Relations in the shortest possible period.
Both sides expressed their gratitude to the Secretary of State for organizing the meeting.