Baku: The travel of Brendan Hanrahan, the Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) at the U.S. Department of State to Baku and Yerevan builds on President Trump’s historic August 8 meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, ushering in a new era of peace in the South Caucasus region, the U.S. Embassy told Trend.
According to Trend News Agency, during his trip, SBO Hanrahan announced plans to convene inaugural working groups with both governments before the end of the calendar year to implement the bilateral MOUs signed by President Trump and his counterparts. In Baku, SBO Hanrahan shared the initial draft of the U.S.-Azerbaijan strategic working group charter, which will launch the first-ever U.S.-Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership to advance cooperation on regional connectivity, economic investment, and security cooperation.
The embassy further noted that Hanrahan addressed the future of bilateral security cooperation following President Trump’s decision to waive section 907. The U.S. welcomed the news of the latest round of substantive discussions between Armenian and Azerbaijani officials on border delimitation, demining, and infrastructure development in support of TRIPP. These U.S.-led initiatives, coupled with ongoing efforts, are expected to attract private investment and bring a new era of prosperity for Armenia, Azerbaijan, and beyond.