Baku/14.09.22/Turan: On Wednesday, September 14, a telephone conversation took place between Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried.
Bayramov, having informed the American diplomat about the persistence of tension in the Armenian Armed Forces, expressed the serious concern of the Azerbaijani side with the current situation.
It was emphasized that, despite the ceasefire reached on September 13, the Armenian side continued to attack, resulting in the death of Azerbaijani servicemen.
It was noted that Azerbaijan only responded to the attacks of the Armenian side and struck at military targets.
Bayramov stressed the importance of Armenia's unconditional observance of the ceasefire regime, the cessation of provocations and the solution of the problem through negotiations.
It was stated that Azerbaijan is interested in the process of normalizing relations with Armenia at the political and diplomatic level.
Donfried, for her part, expressed concern about the growing tension in the region and said that the American side expects an immediate cessation of hostilities and compliance with the ceasefire. She stressed that it is important to ensure stability and continue the process of normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
It should be noted that this was the second telephone conversation between Bayramov and Donfrid after the start of the military escalation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border since the night of September 13th.
President Ilham Aliyev also had a telephone conversation yesterday with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.—06B-
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