White House NSA Jake Sullivan calls on Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs to ‘avoid provocations and de-escalate tensions’

YEREVAN, JUNE 29, ARMENPRESS. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to “avoid provocations and de-escalate tensions” during his meeting with the foreign ministers of the two countries.

“Good to host Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov together at the White House today. I encouraged Armenia & Azerbaijan to continue making progress toward peace, as well as to avoid provocations and de-escalate tensions in order to build confidence,” Sullivan tweeted.

Good to host @AraratMirzoyan & @Bayramov_Jeyhun together at the White House today. I encouraged Armenia & Azerbaijan to continue making progress toward peace, as well as to avoid provocations and de-escalate tensions in order to build confidence.

— Jake Sullivan (@JakeSullivan46) June 28, 2023

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan is in Washington D.C. for fresh talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov.