NATO urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to avoid actions that could lead to  renewed violence

ArmInfo.NATO hopes to continue high-level political dialogue and broad practical  cooperation with Azerbaijan in the future, the North Atlantic  Alliance told Trend.

"During his recent visit to the region, NATO Secretary General's  Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier  Colomina met with a number of Azerbaijani officials. At the meetings,  issues of cooperation between NATO and Azerbaijan were considered,  including the resumption of interaction with the Azerbaijani  authorities within the "Planning and Analysis Process" program, the  organization reports.

As for the situation in the South Caucasus, NATO noted that the North  Atlantic Alliance hopes to see steps to normalize relations between  Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"Armenia and Azerbaijan are valuable partners of NATO. We call on the  parties to avoid actions that could lead to renewed violence.  Unresolved issues should be resolved through diplomacy. We welcome  the dialogue both within the Minsk Group and outside this framework,  we hope to see steps to normalize relations between the two  countries", NATO stated.