US Secretary of State Urges Aliyev to Halt Military Operations

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev overnight, expressing deep concern over military operations along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, including the shelling of Armenia. This was stated on the Secretary of State's website: “Secretary Blinken urged President Aliyev to halt military operations and emphasized that the United States will insist on an immediate cessation of hostilities and the initiation of a peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan.”