Contemporaneous confirmation or record that the phone call between Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Bayramov took place.
Source summary
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on January 19, 2026. Rubio praised Azerbaijan’s shipments of fuel to
Armenia as a sign of commitment to the peace deal between Armenia and
Azerbaijan (noted as advanced at a White House summit on August 8, 2025). The two discussed additional confidence-building measures to promote peace and prosperity in the South Caucasus and noted positive developments in U.S.-Azerbaijani relations.