ArmInfo.Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Armenia Lynne Tracy, accompanied by representatives of the country's Ministry of Defense, visited Gegharkunik region.
According to the press service of the defense ministry, the commander of the military unit, Major General Arayik Harutyunyan, informed the Ambassador about the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, after which a visit was organized to the border in the Upper Shorzha region. Ambassador Tracy reiterated the United States' concern over incidents on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, stressing that the United States rejects the use of force in the context of demarcation.
The Ambassador also stressed that the United States, as the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, remains deeply committed to working with all parties to achieve a lasting political solution to the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict. At the same time, according to Lynne Tracy, the United States urges the parties to return to negotiations as soon as possible in the format of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.