Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly expressed solidarity with Armenian people at a meeting with Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 28th OSCE Ministerial Council on Thursday.

“Met with my Armenian counterpart at OSCE. I expressed Canada’s solidarity with Armenian people, reiterated Canada is deeply concerned by the recent Armenia-Azerbaijan border clash, which resulted in the deaths of Armenian troops,” she tweeted.

“Our thoughts are w/ the victims’ families, loved ones and the community. We call for de-escalation so that a peaceful solution to the conflict may be found,” Joly said in another tweet.