Blinken urges Azerbaijan to immediately cease hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Azerbaijan to immediately stop its military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh.

"The United States is deeply concerned by Azerbaijan’s military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh and calls on Azerbaijan to cease these actions immediately. These actions are worsening an already dire humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and undermine prospects for peace," he said in a statement on Tuesday.

"As we have previously made clear to Azerbaijan, the use of force to resolve disputes is unacceptable and runs counter to efforts to create conditions for a just and dignified peace in the region. We call for an immediate end to hostilities and for respectful dialogue between Baku and representatives of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh," Blinken added.