Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone and Mark Kirk condemned Azerbaijan’s latest violation of ceasefire on the line of contact, which left two dead and several wounded, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA.)

“These provocations by the armed forces of Azerbaijan can not be allowed to continue and I condemn them in the strongest terms. I have long been advocating for restricting military aid to Azerbaijan and their recent actions only confirm why the U.S. can not allow our resources be used to provoke regional instability,” reads the statement released by Pallone. 

Rep. Mark Kirk concurred noting, that “Azerbaijan’s increasingly aggressive behavior in the region must not go unnoticed by the international community and U.S. policymakers. As Baku escalates tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, I strongly urge Secretary Clinton to support additional restrictions on military assistance to Azerbaijan.”

“The Obama Administration’s failure to clearly condemn Azerbaijan’s attacks and threats of war against Nagorno-Karabakh have only emboldened the Aliyev regime to escalate cease fire violations and further jeopardize peace negotiations,” stated ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. He also called on Clinton and the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chair Robert Bradtke to issue a statement on Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violation.

On August 31 the Azerbaijani side tried to commit another act of sabotage on the contact line between the Azerbaijani and Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces. According to official data, two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and several wounded.