YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — A senior US State Department official discussed with Armenian leaders bilateral ties and the Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiation process during a visit to Yerevan on May 29.
Josh Huck, the deputy assistant secretary of state for Southern Europe and the Caucasus, said he had a “great meeting” with Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan that focused on “the growing US-Armenia partnership and progress on peace.”
“A strong relationship with Armenia creates greater prosperity for all our citizens,” he added in a short statement released by the US Embassy in Yerevan.
According to the Armenian Foreign Ministry’s readout of the talks, the two men discussed joint actions “aimed at ensuring concrete results and strengthening the resilience of Armenia.” It did not give any details.
Regional security was also high on the agenda, with Mirzoyan speaking of a “real opportunity to establish peace in the region” through an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty essentially finalized in March. Mirzoyan and Huck “exchanged views on ongoing efforts to implement the peace agenda,” the ministry said without elaborating.
Armen Grigoryan, the secretary of Armenia’s Security Council, also stressed the importance of signing the treaty during his separate meeting with Huck.
