We remain engaged around the world, including in conflicts that perhaps are not central to everyday life in America, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in his remarks to the press.

He emphasized that US President Donald Trump has made it a priority to be a peacemaker.

“So you’ve seen us engaged whether it’s Russia-Ukraine, or India and Pakistan, or Thailand and Cambodia, which is an ongoing challenge, or the tragedy we see now in Sudan, or the potential for further strife in South Sudan and that falling apart – I mean, or Armenia and Azerbaijan.  We are always looking for opportunities, if possible, to play the role of a mediator that brings about the avoidance of war or the ending of conflicts.  And obviously, in many of these cases you can get people to the table and agree, and then there’s the implementation process,” the US Secretary of State added.

Marco Rubio stressed that the US has made progress on many of these situations, particularly in “in getting them to agree to certain conditions.”

“Obviously it’s ongoing work to make sure that those are implemented and applied.  And some of these conflicts have deep roots that go back many, many years.  But we are prepared to be engaged and helpful in ways that perhaps other nations can’t,” the US Secretary of State noted.