YEREVAN, JULY 13, ARMENPRESS. Kazakhstan has expressed deep concern over the fighting at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

“The Republic of Kazakhstan is deeply concerned over the armed incident which took place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, which resulted in human losses. We are calling on our friends, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia to display restraint and refuse from using measures of force for solving disputes,” the Kazakh foreign ministry said in a statement.

It noted that the further escalation of the clashes amid the COVID-19 pandemic and global social-economic deterioration may lead to unpredictable negative consequences.

“We express hope that peace and agreement will be reached speedily, firstly in a bilateral format. We are ready to assist by all means in searching the peaceful ways of conflict settlement within international organizations, including the UN, OSCE, CIS, Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) platforms,” it said.

Azerbaijani troops launched an attack on an Armenian military base in Tavush province, using artillery, mortar shells and UAVs. The Azerbaijani military also shelled the town of Chinari with 120mm mortars, damaging civilian homes.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan