Risk of renewed armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia remains - U.S. Secretary of State

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States is seeking to prevent a renewed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as he warned a potential risk of a military flare up.

Risk of renewed armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia remains - U.S. Secretary of State

YEREVAN, May 22. /ARKA/. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States is seeking to prevent a renewed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as he warned a potential risk of a military flare up.

“The risk of renewed armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia remains, and efforts are being made by Washington to prevent it,” Rubio said in a statement to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

“With regard to Azerbaijan, our main focus has been to work towards establishing peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia,” Rubio said.
He added that Washington is also addressing issues related to prisoners and human rights in Azerbaijan.

Rubio acknowledged “we have to deal with countries that in many cases do not have an ideal model.”

Despite this, he said the U.S. is engaging both Yerevan and Baku based on national interests while striving to balance those interests with diplomacy.-0-

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