The United States (US) remains firmly committed to mediating a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Spokesperson of the US Department of State, John Kirby, stated the abovementioned at Monday’s press briefing.

To a journalist’s request to comment on the December 19 meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Bern, Switzerland, where they discussed a peace resolution for this conflict, Kirby responded as follows:

“We think that the summit offered the presidents an important opportunity to meet face to face for the first time in over a year and to clarify their positions. The presidents themselves recognized that the situation on the ground has deteriorated and expressed concern about civilian casualties caused by the use of heavy weapons. At their request, the [OSCE] Minsk Group co-chairs will continue to work on proposals to reduce the risk of violence.

“As a co-chair country, the United States remains firmly committed to mediating a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.”

He also said the US believes that another way to reduce tensions is to increase people-to-people contacts.

And John Kirby noted that the US Department of State supports the initiative to locate gun detectors and sensors between the Armenian and Azerbaijani forces along the contact line so that every time violence takes place, the mediators will be able to conduct an investigation.