US about Aliyev-Sargsyan meeting

The United States strongly condemns violence on the frontline in the conflict zone, which claimed a great number of lives.Armenpress reports that the statement came from the United States Ambassador to the OSCE Harry Robinson speaking at the session of the OSCE Standing Committee in Vienna.On behalf of the US government, he expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and wounded. Robinson called on the parties to take steps to reduce tensions and to respect the provisions of the agreement on the establishment of the ceasefire."As the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the United States will continue to assist all parties to the conflict to ensure a lasting settlement of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh”, he said.The US diplomat ruled out a military solution to the conflict and said the United States welcomes the last meeting in Sochi, as well as the willingness of the two presidents to continue the dialogue for the peaceful settlement of the conflict. "We encourage the countries to show political will and negotiate constructively”, he said.Bakudaily.Az