Watch: Vance and Azerbaijani President Aliyev speak after signing the Strategic Partnership Charter
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev hosted US Vice President J.D. Vance upon his arrival in Baku on Tuesday after a visit to neighboring Armenia.
Watch the joint press conference in the video player above.
During the meeting, Vance and Aliyev signed the strategic partnership charter between the two governments.
Speaking at a press conference, Vance praised the efforts of Azerbaijan and Armenia to achieve peace.
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In turn, Aliyev said that Azerbaijan and Armenia are “learning to live in peace,” and thanked the US government “for this great contribution.”
Vance’s visit comes after Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed an agreement at the White House in August, with the two leaders signing agreements affirming their commitment to signing a peace treaty.
The text of the treaty was initiated by the foreign ministers, which indicates initial approval.
But leaders have not yet signed the treaty and parliaments have not yet ratified it.
Vance also announced that the United States would ship new boats to Azerbaijan in order to “protect the country’s territorial waters.”
