Leyla Abdullayeva, head of the press service department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commented on the press statement of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken dated August 24.

APA informs that L. Abdullayeva stated that in the press statement on the appointment of Philip Ricker to the position of the chief adviser on the Caucasus negotiations to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, it was surprising that the approach far from the post-conflict reality in the region was exhibited: "Azerbaijan's position regarding the Minsk Group has been repeatedly expressed at the highest level. and clearly stated.

Attempts to "resuscitate" the virtually non-functioning Minsk Group may result in the USA moving away from the process of normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations.

The Karabakh conflict has been resolved and Karabakh is an integral part of Azerbaijan.

The international community, including our partners, should understand that connecting the talks on the normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations with the Karabakh issue does not serve normalization at all."