Regional peace is one of the immediate issues that is top of U.S. Embassy’s agenda, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills said during a swearing-in ceremony in Washington on Friday.
“The sharp rise in violence and casualties along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of conflict over the past year is deeply troubling and it is in no nation’s interest. The United States appreciates Armenia’s commitment to resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” peacefully,” he said.
He reiterated Washington’s commitment to helping the parties reach a peaceful, negotiated settlement through the Minsk Group process.
“In Yerevan, I will make it a priority to coordinate with Ambassador James Warlick, the U.S. Co-Chair of the Minsk Group, on how the Embassy and I can assist his efforts to quell this troubling upsurge in violence and find a peaceful settlement,” Mills emphasized.