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United Nations Welcomes Efforts to Reduce Tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh, Calls on All Not to Undermine Ceasefire Agreement, Spokesperson Says

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

We have noted the recent statements by the Co-Chairs of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group and by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, and express full support for the call to the sides to refrain from any actions that would undermine the ceasefire agreement.

We welcome all efforts to reduce the level of tensions and call on all sides to demonstrate the necessary political will to resume substantive negotiations leading to a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

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