The United States remains committed to helping negotiate a long-term political settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Azerbaijan Republic Day.

“As a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the United States remains committed to helping the sides negotiate a long-term political settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and address the humanitarian impact of the fighting, including the release of all detainees, accounting for those missing, and the full and expeditious exchange of remains,” Blinken said.