Assistant US Secretary of State called on to provide cards for demining territories of Azerbaijan

It is necessary to provide all maps (mine fields) to deminate the liberated territories of Azerbaijan. According to Trend, the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Philip Ricker, who is visited by Azerbaijan, told reporters about this.

Speaking about the death of two Azerbaijani journalists as a result of undermining on Mine in Kelbajara, Riker noted that it is a tragedy.

“is a tragedy that people lose their lives by having exploded on Mine. We believe that you need to share all the cards [minefields]. We can provide technical assistance in the process of cleaning territories from min,” he said.

I.O. Assistant US Secretary of State expressed concern about the latest events on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“We all have to be concerned that the situation can exacerbate. Call two parties to solve this issue in peaceful way and as soon as possible. We urge the parties to return to the substantive negotiations chaired by the OSCE Minsk Group,” said Riker.