UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in phone calls with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday called on both countries to immediately and fully de-escalate the situation along the border and return to negotiations, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing
UNITED NATIONS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd July, 2020) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in phone calls with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday called on both countries to immediately and fully de-escalate the situation along the border and return to negotiations, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing.
"Mr. Guterres spoke separately with President Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Pashinyan of Armenia. He placed those calls this morning. In both telephone conversations, the Secretary-General expressed his ongoing concern over the hostilities that have been reported along the Armenia-Azerbaijan international border, as well as the prevailing tensions," Dujarric said. "The Secretary-General reiterated his call for immediate and full de-escalation, refraining from provocative rhetoric and the return to negotiation."
