“Azerbaijan has yet again shown that it is not serious about establishing peaceful relations with Armenia and Artsakh [i.e., Nagorno-Karabakh].”

US Congressman Brad Sherman noted the aforesaid in his statement on the killing of an Armenian soldier, Hrant Poghosyan, by Azerbaijani forces along the border of Nagorno-Karabakh, Asbarez reports.

“Despite the request for a ceasefire during the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Azeri forces have killed an Armenian solider, Hrant Poghosyan. The shooting was unprovoked and Armenian forces have respected the request for a ceasefire.

“Azerbaijan’s actions continue to harm the cause of peace. 

“Last year, Azerbaijan celebrated a murderer, Ramil Safarov, who violently killed an Armenian soldier during a NATO Partnership for Peace exercise.

“Azerbaijan and its forces must be held accountable for this latest display of violence towards Armenia and lack of respect for the OSCE’s settlement negotiations.

“I will continue to stand by Artsakh and Armenia in their ongoing quest for peace and security,” Congressman Sherman’s statement also reads.