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U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released a statement in response to Azerbaijan’s launch of military operations against Nagorno-Karabakh, calling on President Obama to hold IlhamAliyev fully accountable. The statement is posted on Asbarez.com.

Azerbaijan blatantly violated its ceasefire agreement with Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the Senator said. He noted that Baku’s warmongering has led to significant causalities on both sides.

“I strongly condemn Azerbaijan for instigating this violence against the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and urge Azerbaijani President IlhamAliyev to stop his aggressive military onslaught,” he said. 

Besides, he called on U.S. President Barack Obama to hold Azerbaijani leader IlhamAliyev fully accountable for the violence, and to support the implementation of the pro-peace steps laid out by Reps. Royce and Engel.

The Congressmen’s proposals include three steps that repeat the calls of the international community. They include an agreement from all sides not to deploy snipers along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact, the placement of OSCE-monitored, advanced gunfire-location systems and sound-ranging equipment to determine the source of attacks along the line of contact, and the deployment of additional OSCE observers along the line of contact to better monitor cease-fire violations. Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh support the measures, but Azerbaijan blocks their implementation.