U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian have discussed the ongoing efforts by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to help Armenia and Azerbaijan resolve all outstanding issues related to or resulting from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The two spoke over the phone on Thursday, February 11 and also weighed in on the situation in Ukraine and reviewed ongoing developments in the Sahel region of Africa.
According to a statement from the department of state, Blinken also raised the importance of NATO’s engagement with Asia-Pacific partners. He noted France’s leadership role in ending the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed additional areas for cooperation on that effort.
