ArmInfo. SCO Secretary General Vladimir Norov made a statement in connection with the aggravation of the situation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Thus, the statement published on the organization's website, in particular, reads: "The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is extremely concerned about the aggravation of the situation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We express our hope for the earliest possible refusal of the opposing sides from the use of force and the beginning of the negotiation process based on the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes in the interests of ensuring security and stability in the region. We reaffirm our readiness to further build up multilateral multidisciplinary cooperation with the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia as partners in the SCO dialogue in the context of strengthening the atmosphere of mutual trust, friendship and good-neighborliness in the Eurasian space.>