U.S. ambassador pays visit to border village
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy On July 26, accompanied by representatives of the Armenian Ministry of Defense visited Gegharkunik Province, Ministry’s press service said in a statement.
Maj. Gen. Arayik Harutyunyan briefed the ambassador on the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, after which a visit was organized to the Verin Shorzha section of the border. Ambassador Tracy reaffirmed the United States’ concern over incidents along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, stressing that the United States rejects the use of force in the event of a demarcation. She also reiterated that the United States, as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, remains deeply committed to working with all parties to achieve a lasting political solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Meantime, Ambassador Tracy said the United States urges the parties to return to the Minsk Group co-chairs’ talks as soon as possible.