YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARՄENPRESS. The U.S. Department of State has issued a statement over the sitation on Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line. ARMENPRESS reports the statement runs as follows,
''The United States is alarmed by reports of large scale military action along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone that has resulted in significant casualties, including civilians. We extend our condolences to the families of those killed and injured.
The United States condemns in the strongest terms this escalation of violence. Deputy Secretary Biegun called the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, to urge both sides to cease hostilities immediately, to use the existing direct communication links between them to avo...
