ArmInfo. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia issued a statement in which it welcomed the fact of the strong condemnation of the use of force in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group at the leadership level.
Thus, the statement of the RA Foreign Ministry, in particular, says: "Armenia has repeatedly rejected and condemned the use of force or the threat of its use by Azerbaijan, as well as Turkey's direct participation in hostilities against the RA and Artsakh. Joint aggressive actions of Azerbaijan and Turkey, as well as the involvement of foreign terrorist fighters undermines regional security and peace, significantly increasing the risk of a large-scale war This aggression against Artsakh must be stopped immediately.
Armenia remains committed to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We will continue to resolutely oppose this aggression against Artsakh, while at the same time being ready to work with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries to restore the ceasefire regime based on the agreements of 1994- 1995. "
- stated in the statement of the RA MFA. It should be noted that the day before the presidents of Russia, the United States and France made a joint statement on Nagorno-Karabakh.
The statement, in particular, said: "President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of the United States of America Donald Trump and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, representing the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries, condemn in the strongest terms the escalation of violence taking place on the contact line in the zone the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
We mourn the victims and express our condolences to the families of those killed and wounded. We call for an immediate end to hostilities between the armed forces of the parties involved. We also call on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately undertake commitments in good faith and without setting preconditions to resume negotiations on the substance of the settlement with the assistance of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. "