ArmInfo. The United States is deeply concerned about violations of the ceasefire on the Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line during the last week, which also led to human losses. This is stated in the statement of US State Department spokesman Heather Noirtt, published on the agency's website.
"We call on the parties to avoid aggravating the situation and begin to immediately consider measures that will reduce tensions on the contact line of the troops and on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border," the State Department said in a statement. At the same time, the statement notes that In their statement released June 19, the OSCE Minsk Group Co- Chairs called upon the parties to re-engage in negotiations on substance, in good faith, and with political will.
The Co-Chairs further underscored that such negotiations are the only way to bring a lasting peace to the people of the region, who expect and deserve progress toward settlement of the conflict. The United States continues to engage intensely with the sides. Our longstanding policy, shared by the Minsk Group co-chairs, is that a just settlement must be based on international law, which includes the Helsinki Final Act, in particular the principles of non-use of force, territorial integrity, and self- determination.