US Secretary of State: Armenia-Azerbaijan peace possible

YEREVAN, July 2. /ARKA/. The United States believes there is an extraordinary opportunity for Armenia and Azerbaijan to reach peace now, the country’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated this at a conversation on US foreign policy at the Brookings Institution.

"There is an extraordinary opportunity, potential to realize a peace agreement between the countries that ends decades of conflict and actually creates in the region, I think, a tremendous opportunity for economic connectivity, for economic growth, for connecting countries both east, west, north, and south. Azerbaijan has a critical role to play in that," Blinken said.

The US “invested intensely” with its diplomacy in trying to help bring Azerbaijan and Armenia to a peace agreement, Blinken emphasized.

“I think that that’s something that really is within reach.  I was speaking just about a week ago to [Azerbaijan’s leader] Aliyev on this. I think that’s achievable, and it’s manifestly in the interests of both Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as the broader region," he said.