Official U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland called for a peaceful settlement to the Karabakh conflict.
Responding to a briefing on the issue of the Khojaly tragedy, Nuland said the United States, as co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group, is committed to the continuation of efforts to resolve the conflict.
"The tragic loss of life in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan is reminiscent of the impossibility of a military solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Only a peaceful solution to the conflict in the region can bring lasting stability, progress and peace. As co-chair of the Minsk Group, the USA is committed to continue to work with the parties to the conflict," said Nuland. -06D--
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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