During his visit Bolton met with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.

Bolton noted that the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will affect the establishment of peace in the region, as well as in the world.

That is, the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict from a strategic point of view is important for the US as well, Bolton added.

He noted that after Azerbaijan he will visit Armenia.

Bolton expressed hope that after holding a meeting with Armenian officials, he will also get acquainted with Yerevan’s views on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"We discussed the issues about settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, economic cooperation between US and Azerbaijan and Southern Gas Corridor project. Azerbaijan plays major role in the international energy market. At the same time, we exchanged views on cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States, our joint partnership in combating global terrorism, human trafficking and illicit drug trafficking", the US President's National Security Adviser said. 

"The settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict maintain stategic importance. I visited Azerbaijan to get deep knowledge about the issue. As one of the OSCE co-chair countries, US will remain committed to the peaceful settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, because peace is important both Azerbaijan and Armenia", he said. 

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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