The US State Department has presented details of the telephone conversation between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In a statement released by State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, it is stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed shared interests as strategic partners.

"The Secretary welcomed the agreement on a peace treaty with Azerbaijan and underlined the importance of a lasting peace to break the cycle of regional conflict and bring security and prosperity to the South Caucasus. The Secretary and Prime Minister agreed that escalation of any form in the South Caucasus is unacceptable," says the statement.