 USA and Azerbaijan want peace in southern Caucasus. The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, received the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, James O'Brien. The sides stressed the importance of US Assistant Secretary of State, James O'Brien's visit to Azerbaijan in terms of discussions on various aspects of bilateral relations and the exchange of ideas on regional issues. President Ilham Aliyev said that the two countries had established the relations of successful cooperation in various fields, especially in the field of energy. The head of state noted that following the 44-day patriotic war, Armenia had not fulfilled its obligations. Emphasizing that Azerbaijan supported the regional peace agenda, President Ilham Aliyev said that after the end of the conflict and full restoration of Azerbaijan's sovereignty, historic opportunities had arisen for the establishment of peace, noting that the United States could contribute to the process by considering the new realities. James O'Brien in turn touched upon the role the United States played in delivering Azerbaijan's energy resources to world markets, said that his country supported the peace agenda in the region, the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the negotiations on a peace treaty, and pointed out that the United States was ready to continue the negotiations in this regard in Washington. James O'Brien emphasized that the U.S. supported the development of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor concept, as well as the continuation of discussions on the opening of communications between Armenia and Azerbaijan.