MOSCOW. - The official Moscow reminded Armenia and Azerbaijan about their responsibility for the peaceful solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian News - NEWS.am reports.

The Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich commented on the incident with the helicopter in Nagorno-Karabakh shot down by Azerbaijan.

“We would like to remind the leadership of Armenia and Azerbaijan about their responsibilities in the implementation of commitments aimed at a peaceful solution of the conflict, which they undertook at the meeting in Sochi, Newport and Paris,” Russian official said.

He also expressed his condolences to the families of victims killed in the helicopter and urged all parties “to avoid steps that lead to the escalation of tensions in the region.”

The Azerbaijani armed forces shot down a Karabakh helicopter carrying a training flight. Moreover, the Azerbaijani side continued the fire on the already crashed helicopter to prevent the Karabakh side from providing help to the people inside the helicopter. The incident has been already condemned by the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group, the Armenian Foreign Ministry, representatives of the EU and the UN.