Overview

• Blinken spoke with both Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, encouraging them to maintain momentum towards a peace settlement.
• The U.S. has welcomed the recent agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan to use the 1991 Alma Ata declaration as a basis for border delimitation.
• Blinken affirmed U.S. support for Armenia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and for Azerbaijan's efforts in human rights and regional cooperation.
• Protests have erupted in Armenia over perceived concessions in the peace talks, highlighting domestic challenges to the peace process.
• The U.S. is actively supporting the region's efforts for a peaceful resolution and has been involved in facilitating dialogue between the two nations.