Washington remains committed to doing all it can to promote peaceful  and prosperous future for South Caucasus

ArmInfo.Washington is disturbed by continued reports of civilians being harmed inside Armenia, Ned Price, Spokesman for the U.S. Department of States, told a news  briefing.  

In response to a question about the situation in the South Caucasus,  Secretary Blinken's involvement in talks with Armenian and  Azerbaijani officials, intense situation and reports suggesting the  Azerbaijani forces' advance and capture of sovereign territories of  Armenia, as well as a desperate humanitarian situation, Mr Price  said:  "Yes, you are correct that the situation continues to be very  concerning. We are deeply concerned about continued attacks along the  Armenia-Azerbaijan border.  We've seen continued attacks now for a  second straight day. We are particularly disturbed by continued  reports of civilians being harmed inside Armenia. As you know,  Secretary Blinken, shortly after hostilities broke out earlier this  week, had an opportunity overnight to speak to the leaders of Armenia  and Azerbaijan.  He conveyed our deep concern over military actions  along their shared border, including reports of shelling inside  Armenia. He urged President Aliyev to cease hostilities immediately,  to disengage military forces, to pull forces back from the border,  and to cease hostilities that could endanger civilians, and to work  to resolve all outstanding issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan  through peaceful negotiations.  "We've made clear, in this context  and before, to both leaders and at all levels that there can be no  military solution to this dispute. And we've urged both sides to  refrain from further military hostilities and to engage in dialogue  and diplomacy. For our part, we do remain deeply engaged. Ambassador  Reeker, who is our senior advisor for Caucasus negotiations, he is  still in Baku. He met yesterday, on September 13th and Wednesday,  today, with senior Azerbaijani leaders. Ambassador Reeker met with  President Aliyev yesterday in Baku.  Assistant Secretary Donfried of  our Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs spoke earlier this  afternoon with Foreign Minister Bayramov of Azerbaijan. And we remain  committed to doing all we can to promote a peaceful and prosperous  future for the South Caucasus.  As to Turkey's role and President  Recep Erdogan's statement on Turkey's support to Azerbaijan and, in  this context, possible consequences for Armenia, President Putin's  possible discussion of the situation in Armenia later this week, Mr  Price said: 

"Secretary Blinken, Ambassador Reeker, Assistant Secretary Donfried,  others in her bureau have had a number of conversations, including  with Armenia and Azerbaijan, but with other concerned stakeholders  and partners. Not in a position to detail all of those engagements,  but as I said yesterday, we are going to remain deeply engaged in the  diplomacy. We are prepared to do all we can on a bilateral basis, on  a multilateral basis, to see to it that these hostilities come to an  end and that tensions are de-escalated."