US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed the progress in Azerbaijani-Armenian normalization, the spokesperson of the US Department of State Matthew Miller said.

Axar.az reports that he noted that Blinken recently spoke with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and reiterated the importance of a durable and dignified peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“The Secretary of State welcomed the recent progress between the sides, including the agreement to regulate border delimitation,” he added.

To note, following the Protocol of the eighth meeting of the State Commission on State Border Delimitation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia and the Commission on State Border Delimitation and Border Security Issues between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan signed on April 19, 2024, the Commissions completed the work on the agreement of the Regulations on Joint Activities. The Regulations on Joint Activity of the Commissions were signed on August 30, 2024.

At present, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia have initiated internal procedures.