This was stated by the representative of the State Department Morgan Ortagus.

As noted, the United States expressed support for human rights and freedoms in Azerbaijan. The American side also thanked the Armenian government "for the progress in the development of democracy over the past year."

Earlier, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister met in Washington with the Presidential Adviser on National Security John Bolton and the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Ricker.