U.S. urges Azerbaijan to adhere to ceasefire with Armenia

A person stands subsequent to a constructing broken by current shelling throughout border clashes with Azerbaijan, within the city of Jermuk, Armenia September 15, 2022. Stepan Poghosyan/Photolure through REUTERS

Sept 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in a name on Sunday to maintain to a ceasefire agreed with Armenia after violence linked to a dispute over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

“He (Blinken) urged President Aliyev to stick to the ceasefire, disengage army forces, and work to resolve all excellent points between Armenia and Azerbaijan by way of peaceable negotiations,” State Division Spokesperson Ned Worth mentioned in an announcement following a name between the 2 officers.

Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; modifying by Susan Heavey

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