US State Secretary Antony Blinken on 19 September made a statement calling on Baku to “immediately cease” military operation in Artsakh. Noting that the United States is “deeply concerned” over the hostilities the statement said as follows: “As we have previously made clear to Azerbaijan, the use of force to resolve disputes is unacceptable and runs counter to efforts to create conditions for a just and dignified peace in the region”.
The US State Secretary also urged Azerbaijani to launch “respectful dialogue between Baku and representatives of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh”.
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has also urged Azerbaijan to immediately stop the military actions in Artsakh.
"During today's meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan [...] I expressed my grave concern about reports of a military escalation around the Karabakh region,” Burić said in a statement on September 19.
“I deplored that innocent, vulnerable civilians, who have already been suffering an acute humanitarian crisis in the region, once again bear the brunt of the use of force. This cannot be tolerated. I called on Azerbaijan to immediately halt the military actions,” the statement made public by the Council of Europe says.
“The Council of Europe remains ready to engage and assist in this process, with a view to ensuring the full enjoyment of human rights by all, including rights of national minorities,” she added.
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