Foreign Minister Jahun Bayramov met with the Senior Advisor to the US State Department for negotiations in the Caucasus Louis Bono.
According to the press service of the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry, during the meeting the situation in the region was discussed, the process of normalization between Azerbaijan and Armenia, current threats and challenges.
JAIHUN BAYAROMMENTA emphasized that the imposing an agreement on the simultaneous opening of the Agdam-Khandi road and the Lachin road, reached during the contacts between the President of Azerbaijan and the US Secretary of State are Armenia and the illegal regime created by it.
The Minister noted/that this fact again proves that, contrary to the statements of allegedly taking place in the “humanitarian crisis” and “blockade” in the region, the situation is by no means humanitarian, but political character.
“noted the unacceptability of the repetition of the claims of the Armenian side by a number of international partners, including the United States, which are well aware of the situation in the region. The Foreign Minister emphasized that despite the constant military-political provocations of Armenia, its slander campaign against Azerbaijan, support for separatism In the Azerbaijani territories, Azerbaijan continues to take a constructive position, “the department said.
Bayramov expressed regret due to the fact that the unreasonable claims of Armenia were reflected in the performance of the acting assistant to the US Secretary of State on European and Eurasia, Yuri Kim.
According to the minister, the fact that the US official representative was silent in the Senate that Armenia and its illegal regime prevent the parallel opening of the Addam-Khandi road and the Lachinsky road, creates a false impression of the situation.
Bayramov noted that the steps taken by Armenia recently, including the congratulatory message of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikola Pashinyan of September 2, encouraging separatism in the Azerbaijani territories, inflicted a serious blow to normalization and the peaceful process.
During the meeting, an agreement on the parallel use of roads was once again brought to the attention of Azerbaijan.