Blinken Spoke With Aliyev, Expressed 'Deep Concern' Over MilitaryAction - State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke overnight with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to express deep concern over military action along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, including shelling in Armenia, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
"Secretary Blinken urged President Aliyev to cease hostilities and stressed that the United States would push for an immediate halt to fighting and a peace settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan," - Price noted.
Alex Raufoglu
Washington D.C.
Politics
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