On April 29, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Press Office of the Armenian Prime Minister reported. The interlocutors referred to the military-political and humanitarian situation in the region. The sides exchanged thoughts on the Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiation process, including the discussions in Washington in the nearest days.

"Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized that the steps taken by the Azerbaijani side in the Lachin Corridor are aimed at the consistent implementation of its policy of ethnic cleansing in [the separatist] Nagorno Karabakh and the complete eviction of Armenians from [the] Nagorno Karabakh. The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of the adequate response of the international community to Azerbaijan’s actions, which undermine regional security, and taking active steps towards the unconditional implementation of the judgment of the International Court of Justice," the report added.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported that on April 30, Jeyhun Bayramov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, left for a business trip to the United States of America at the invitation of Antony Blinken.

Within the framework of the visit, it is planned to hold the next round of negotiations on the peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. According to the report, the next round of negotiations on the draft peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is planned within the framework of this visit, which was held at the invitation of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Recently, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said that Ararat Mirzoyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will leave for a business trip to Washington on April 30, where further discussions on the agreement on the regulation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan are planned.

Notably, the last time Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in a tripartite format was on November 8, 2022, in Washington DC.