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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York within the framework of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday.

Pashinyan reflected on Azerbaijan’s large-scale aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia, attaching importance to the clear positions and assessments of the U.S. on the matter, the Armenian government’s readout of the meeting said.

He highly appreciated Blinken's personal efforts to support the negotiation process and dialogue. Nikol Pashinyan also emphasized the importance of the international community's condemnation of Azerbaijani actions, the withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from the sovereign territory of Armenia, the return of Armenian prisoners of war who are still held in Azerbaijan, and an adequate response to other humanitarian issues.

“Antony Blinken emphasized the willingness of the US to continue its efforts aimed at the negotiation and peace process, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive and long-term settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, including for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. The U.S. Secretary of State emphasized the trilateral meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in New York and expressed hope that the dialogue will continue in the near future,” the statement said.

At the meeting, the sides also exchanged thoughts on the continuous development of Armenian-U.S. relations and other issues of mutual interest.