Armenia and Azerbaijan should take urgent measures to reduce tensions and avoid further escalation between the parties. This is stated in the statement of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, distributed on November 16, his press service.
According to the head of the State Department, Washington is extremely concerned about the reports of active battles near the border of the two countries. Blinken also called on Yerevan and Baku “to direct and constructive interaction”, including “negotiations on the border demarcation”.