Ban Ki-moon urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to refrain from actions that could lead to new violence
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope that the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents’ meeting in Bern on December 19 will bring the countries closer to finding a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, according to the website of the United Nations.
"The summit offered the sides an opportunity to discuss practical steps of reducing the ceasefire violations and the number of civilian casualties, as well as to develop the ways to bring the peace process closer”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said.
Ban Ki-moon welcomed the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs who organized the summit in Switzerland on December 19.
He urged Baku and Yerevan to cooperate closely with the Minsk Group on further de-escalation of the situation and to refrain from actions that could lead to new violence.