Thursday, September 21 2023 10:52

ArmInfo.The White House voiced hope Wednesday that a nascent ceasefire to halt hostilities in  Nagorno-Karabakh takes hold and averts further violence.

"We're getting some preliminary reports that there could be a  ceasefire in the offing. We certainly hope that that comes to  fruition, and the violence stops, and the humanitarian situation  isn't worsened," national security spokesman John Kirby told  reporters.

"We have repeatedly emphasized that the use of force is absolutely  unacceptable, runs counter to efforts to create the conditions for  peace in the region.

"We're obviously still watching very, very closely the worsening  humanitarian situation inside Nagorno- Karabakh," he said. 

Kirby added that the situation "has been exacerbated by the  hostilities perpetrated by Azerbaijan" in Karabakh, where there are  now fears of a refugee crisis, but that reports of a ceasefire were  "positive".