In the phone conversation, Antony Blinken expressed his country’s continued support for the discussions on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan and stressed the importance of a creative and compromise-based approach to the negotiation process.
Emphasizing the significance of crossing through the Lachin border-customs checkpoint, he touched upon the importance of maintaining the positive dynamics in the negotiations to achieve sustainable peace.
Ilham Aliyev pointed out Azerbaijan’s commitment to the peace agenda aimed at normalizing relations with Armenia and stressed that his country, as an initiator of the peace treaty between the two countries, supports its signing. The head of state lauded Antony Blinken’s and the US government’s continued support for advancing the peace agenda between the two countries and said that the next high-level meeting with the Armenian side will be held in the coming days.
President Ilham Aliyev said that despite the proper organization of humanitarian cargo transportation, individual crossings and medical evacuation through the Lachin border-customs checkpoint, Armenia had perpetrated an armed provocation on June 15, and smuggling attempts had been revealed in humanitarian shipments accompanied by the International Committee of the Red Cross, adding that relevant investigations were ongoing.
