Armenia’s Ambassador to the United States, Narek Mkrtchyan, met with U.S. Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff on October 16 at the Holocaust Memorial Museum. The meeting took place within the framework of the Middle East Peace Summit and an event marking the second anniversary of the October 7 incident, according to the Armenian Embassy.
The two discussed the implementation of the August 8 agreements and regional developments. Mr. Witkoff reaffirmed the United States’ consistent support for the peace agenda.
Ambassador Mkrtchyan expressed his gratitude to Wietkopf for his efforts toward establishing peace and stability in the region.
On August 8, a trilateral summit was held at the White House between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, resulting in a joint declaration summarizing the Washington meeting.
During that event, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, in the presence of their leaders and the U.S. President, initialed the “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
