Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has commended Armenia and Azerbaijan on the progress the countries have made toward a “durable and dignified peace”. Blinken held a trilateral meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in New York during the UN General Assembly High-Level Week on Thursday, September 26. According to a statement shared by Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller, Blinken encouraged continued progress by both countries to finalize an agreement as soon as possible. «The Secretary underscored that a peace agreement would bring increased stability and prosperity to the region,” the statement added.