Baku: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Brendan Hanrahan, Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. The discussions were centered around the strategic relationship between Azerbaijan and the U.S., with a focus on regional and international security concerns.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the meeting involved discussions on the Azerbaijan-U.S. relations and the Memorandum of Understanding that established a Strategic Working Group for developing a Charter on Strategic Partnership. The dialogue also addressed the Azerbaijan-Armenia normalization process and various regional and international security issues of common interest.
Both officials exchanged insights on the history of Azerbaijan-U.S. relations and identified avenues for cooperation in security and energy sectors. The importance of high-level visits and contacts that took place in August was highlighted, emphasizing their role in strengthening bilateral ties.
The discussion further underscored the significance of the agreements reached during the Washington meeting, which supported the peace initiatives led by Azerbaijan regarding the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. These agreements included the initialing of a peace treaty and measures to dismantle structures from the previous conflict.
Other topics of mutual interest were also part of the dialogue.