U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South CaucasusMay 1, 2024 - 12:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Vedant Patel told a briefing in Tuesday, April 30. Patel’s remarks came one day after Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the weekend. Patel said it should come to no surprise that this is an area of the world that the Secretary himself is “personally deeply engaged on”. “And over the course of his time as Secretary, he has had regular engagements at regular intervals with both of these countries,” Patel added. “And our engagements with both of them are ongoing, and we continue to believe that a peace and – is possible here. And that’s something that we’re going to continue to work towards.” Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. |