Hooker considers her visit to South Caucasus important 

ArmInfo.During a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker called her  visit to the South Caucasus important in terms of recognizing the success achieved in Washington on August 8 and discussing opportunities and further progress.

According to APA, Hooker noted that she was honored to be in Baku to  further President Trump's historic vision of peace and prosperity in  the South Caucasus. " I look forward to discussing all the bilateral  issues that you just mentioned. I look forward to talking with you  today about them as well as both our presidents' historic August  summit, from trade to energy cooperation to enhancing regional  connectivity and security.  All of these things are tied up in those  conversations and in the agreement that was made in August, and we  have a lot of work ahead to do between us and also with Armenia," the  US State Department official said.

She also announced the launch of a Working Group that "will continue  the negotiations and will be led by Deputy Secretary of State Sonata  Coulter. " This will establish the Strategic Partnership Charter  between the United States and Azerbaijan. This initiative, combined  with progress towards a full peace treaty between Azerbaijan and  Armenia, will deepen our bilateral relationship, our bilateral  partnership and unlock the potential of the South Caucasus as an  essential trade corridor," Hooker continued. She also noted that this  will expand opportunities for both peoples and ensure the  implementation of all these initiatives under the leadership of  President Donald Trump and President Ilham Aliyev.