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President of the European Council Donald Tusk stated on Tuesday there is no military solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict but only a political settlement in accordance with international law and principles. The President’s statement came after the meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Baku.

“There is no military solution but only a political settlement in accordance with international law and principles.  The EU continues to fully support the efforts of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs and their focus on a fair and lasting settlement based on the core principles of the Helsinki Final Act,” Tusk stated, as quoted by the European Council press service.

“We appreciate the overall decrease of tensions but like the co-chairs, we have been concerned by the recent casualties along the Line of Contact. Restraint is important and so are measures to restore an atmosphere conducive to peace and favourable to productive talks. The EU is already supporting peace-building activities and is ready to assist concrete measures to prepare the populations for peace,” added the President of the European Council.

To note, Donald Tusk is paying a regional visit to the countries of the South Caucasus. As part of the tour, the top EU official will visit Armenia on June 10 to hold talks with country’s leadership.