YEREVAN.- There can be no military solution to the Karabakh conflict, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a joint press conference with Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian (Photos).

Clinton said she was saddened to hear about the recent developments and was concerned over senseless killing of young soldiers.

Use of force would not settle the dispute, therefore it should be excluded, Hillary Clinton is confident.

She urged both sides to refrain from using force, adding she would voice the same call in Baku on June 6.

According to her, the recent developments should not keep back the sides from peace talks.

It is necessary to find ways to final solution and in this context the role of not only presidents but the citizens of both states is important, she said.

“Such incidents threaten to lead to the worse ones which can be fraught with graver consequences,” Secretary of State said noting that the OSCE Minsk Group spares no effort to avoid such scenario.

“The conflict must be settled based on all the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, not prioritizing any of them. It is necessary to continue the process and it is in the interests of all the sides to find solution and avoid use of force or threat of force,” she concluded.