State Department: U.S. has tried to be helpful in supporting a peace and reconciliation between Armenia, Azerbaijan

"In the wake of the Armenia-Azerbaijan war earlier this spring, the U.S. has tried to be helpful in supporting a peace and reconciliation conversation between the two of them," senior State Department official told a briefing on Tuesday. "We participated in a swap of some demining maps that the Armenians turned over to the Azerbaijanis in the disputed territory for the release of some detainees," stressed the speaker.

"The question now becomes whether, with U.S. support, with other Minsk Group countries’ support, with Turkey’s support, we can do more to facilitate a de-escalation of tensions between the two, both along the border, with regard to remaining detainees, with regard to remaining mines, and t...