 U.S. welcomes Azerbaijan's position on international monitoring mission in Karabakh. The United States welcomes the comments by the Azerbaijani government that it would be open to an international monitoring mission in Karabakh. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told, according to Turan Agency, There's something that the Secretary Blinken had directly pushed the President Aliyev for. And we're glad to see him having agreed to it. Miller said, When we went on to add, we will work with our allies and partners in the coming days to flesh out exactly what that mission will look like. Miller also noted that the USAID Administrator Samantha Power and Acting Assistant Secretary Yuri Kim traveled in Azerbaijan, where they stressed a number of things, the same things that the Secretary stressed in his conversation with President Aliyev. The spokesperson went on to elaborate, Number one, we want to see the ceasefire maintained. Number two, we want to see humanitarian needs addressed. That means keeping the Lachin corridor open. It means ensuring the humanitarian supplies can come in, and that it means an international monitoring mission to ensure that humanitarian needs are addressed. Ultimately, Miller said the U.S. wants to see a return to the negotiating table where they can ultimately reach a dignified lasting peace. Turan also asked Miller about the role of Russia in the latest situation. Certainly, I do not think Russia has played a productive role here in the past week, Miller said. He concluded, There have been times where Russia facilitated negotiations and that was something that we welcomed. But certainly, in the last week, their role has not been productive in this situation.