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The US approach has been to invest in its engagement with Azerbaijan and Armenia. US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price noted this at Monday’s Department press briefing, commenting on the announcement that tension between Azerbaijan and Iran is increasing after Iran carried out fighter flights over the Azerbaijani border last weekend.

“And on Azerbaijan, and Iran, of course Iran is a – has long been a malign actor in the region. It’s engaged in malign activities, activities that threaten its neighbors both near and far. So we watch these types of tensions with concern. Our approach has been to invest in our engagement with Azerbaijan, with Armenia in the South Caucasus to, as we were saying in a very different context a moment ago, to create a South Caucasus region that is more stable, that is less prone to conflict, that is less prone to tension,” Price said.

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