China called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to de-escalate the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Chinese Foreign Ministry hopes that the parties will resolve their differences through political dialogue.

The Chinese government calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to de-escalate the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as soon as possible and resolve differences through dialogue. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said this at a briefing on Monday.

“China believes that maintaining peace and stability in the region is in the interests of all parties, including Armenia and Azerbaijan. We hope that the parties concerned will exercise restraint and take measures to avoid further friction”, –  he said.

“We express our hope that they will resolve their differences through political dialogue”, –  the diplomat added.