U.S. reiterates readiness to host Armenia-Azerbaijan talks

The United States "has the same appetite” to host Armenia-Azerbaijan talks in Washington, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel has said.

“This is something that the United States and that the Secretary is interested in and that this is something that we’re going to work very hard to get across the finish line in close coordination with Armenia and Azerbaijan and the others who are working on this issue, including Coordinator Bono,” he told a press briefing on Monday.

Patel said he had no updates on a possible meeting of the Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers in Washington following Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s invitation to them in December.