The new adviser of the USA on the Caucasus will visit the region
The ambassador appointed as the chief advisor of the State Department in negotiations on the Caucasus Philip Ricker recently to the region trip will do.
This “Turan“a USA Deputy press secretary of the State Department Vedant Patel said during the briefing. He noted that this will be his first visit in the new position.
“In all three countries, he will meet with senior officials to discuss key issues in the region, as well as to help partners and find ways to engage constructively in regional cooperation.”Patel said.
Secretary of State last month Anthony Blinken Ambassador Ricker was appointed as the chief adviser on the Caucasus negotiations.
“Ambassador Riker Armenia and Azerbaijan will cooperate on a bilateral basis as co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group to promote direct dialogue between– Blinken said in a statement on August 24.
2020-in 44 day war after finishing Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and has repeatedly declared that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has already remained in history. Official Baku He states that the work of the OSCE Minsk Group is finished, and condemns attempts to “resuscitate” it
Today – September 5 Armenia and Russian foreign ministers in Moscow during the meeting, they touched upon the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group. Armenia Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan Russia noted the importance of his side’s efforts, including efforts aimed at a long-term and comprehensive settlement of the conflict within the co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group.
The OSCE Minsk Group has been a mediator in the negotiations on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict for many years. USA, Russia and France are co-chairmen in the institution.
Azerbaijan and Armenia The Karabakh conflict started in 1988. Until the cease-fire agreement in 1994 Azerbaijan The Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 adjacent districts were occupied.
Azerbaijan 2020-in military as a result of the operations, he regained control over a part of Karabakh and 7 surrounding districts. To the corridor of Lachin and to the territories where Armenians live in Karabakh Russia soldiers are stationed. At the end of August, the city of Lachin and two related to the relocation of the corridor village too Azerbaijan returned to his control. But the new corridor also passes through the territory of this region, which is located on the border with Armenia.