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The United States will continue high-level engagement in the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told a press briefing on Tuesday.

He recalled that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a trilateral meeting with the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers in New York last month.

“What you can expect to see in the weeks and months ahead is continued American engagement, continued senior-level American engagement. I say that in the aftermath of the Secretary’s convening of the trilateral format of the ministers from both Armenia and Azerbaijan in New York City last month. It was the first time the ministers had come together in person since the most recent uptick in violence,” the spokesman noted.

“You saw yesterday that the Secretary had an opportunity to speak to the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Phil Reeker, our senior advisor on this issue set, has remained in daily contact with individuals and stakeholders in both countries. So we will continue to remain engaged on this issue. I can’t promise a particular outcome, but I can promise that it will remain a priority for us.

“I don’t have any meetings at the moment to announce, but I’m sure we will have more to say on this in the coming days and weeks,” Price said.