U.S. CALLS FOR DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION TO AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA DISPUTE
People’s Daily Online
March 6 2008
China
The United States urged Wednesday Azerbaijan and Armenia to avoid
further violations of the cease-fire along the dividing line in
Nagorny-Karabakh and called for a diplomatic solution to the issue.
"We regret that there was a violation of the cease-fire along the
dividing line in Nagorny-Karabakh," State Department deputy spokesman
Tom Casey said.
"We think it’s important that there be no further violations," Casey
said, adding that the two parties need to come up with "a diplomatic
resolution" of the situation.
U.S. Envoy Matt Bryza has voiced his concerns to officials in
Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku, and he will also visit Armenia on
Thursday, Casey said.
According to media reports, Azerbaijan and Armenia have accused each
other for triggering a deadly shootout in the disputed region of
Nagorny-Karabakh that killed up to 16 people, one of the most deadly
clashes in recent years.