Vendant Patel, the spokesperson of the US State Department, in response to the question that the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, refused to participate in the Granada Summit of the European Political Community, said: “We acknowledge that President Aliyev will not participate in the proposed meeting in Granada.”
We have always clarified that the dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan is essential to resolving this long-standing conflict. This is being dealt with by the secretary and others, continuing to be deeply involved and working in that direction,” Patel added.