Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang commented on the incident in the contact line between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces. “China consistently holds a clear stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue,” Xinhua news agency quotes Qin Gang.

He noted that China’s stance on Karabakh remains unchanged, expressing hope that the interested parties will display enough political will to find a solution through negotiations and dialogue.

Qin Gang added that it meets the interest of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as peace and stability in the region.

On June 18, an Azeri task force intruded into the Nagorno-Karabakh territory. A resultant encounter killed four Armenian soldiers, leaving four injured. The Azeri task force retreated, leaving one dead.