ArmInfo. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Maria Peichinovich Buric made a statement in which she called on the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to stop hostilities.
The statement published on the CE website, in particular, reads: "As the armed conflict over Nagorno- Karabakh escalates with the increase in the number of civilian casualties, I grieve over the deaths of many people, including civilians who have become victims of hostilities.
No political considerations can justify the horror and suffering of these women, men and children. I implore all parties to the conflict to immediately end the hostilities and immediately implement the interim measures taken by the European Court of Human Rights. A peaceful solution must be found at the negotiating table in order to prevent a serious humanitarian crisis, "the CE Secretary General said, reaffirming her support for the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in this direction.