United States called for a "peaceful solution to Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict"

The US on Sunday called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to find a peaceful solution to their territorial conflict, dpa reported. A return to violence was not acceptable, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said during an official visit to the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

The Armenian armed forces opened fire on Azerbaijani soldiers June 18. Four Armenian military men were killed and four were wounded in the crossfire. Azerbaijani soldier Ibrahimov Mubariz was killed. His body remained in neutral territory.

The US was ready to help the two countries solve the conflict, Clinton said. The Armenian foreign minister, Edvard Nalbandian also promised further negotiations. Clinton had met with Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, earlier in the day.


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