U.S. believes Azerbaijan and Armenia have opportunity to move forward

Washington believes that Azerbaijan and Armenia have a real opportunity to move forward in seeking peace and normalizing their relations, assistant secretary of state, who oversees European and Eurasian affairs Karen Donfried said.

"And I think there is real hope right now that there is opportunity for Azerbaijan and Armenia to move forward in normalizing that relationship, in seeking a peace settlement,"

She noted that they’ve seen both countries take important steps, which is something the United States very much encourages.