US Calls For Implementation Of Ceasefire In Caucuses

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweets: "The United States calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to implement their commitments to ceasefire as agreed and cease targeting civilian areas, such as Ganja and Stepanakert. We deplore the loss of human life and remain committed to a peaceful settlement."

• There had been hopes that a fragile ceasefire brokered by Russia on October 10 would hold, but there are reports of violations on both side of the Armenia-Azerbaijan divide.
• A more involved role by the United States, the third member of the Minsk Group (alongside Russia and France) intended to resolve conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan, has been called for by international policy experts as crucial in potentially stemming violence in the region that continues to threaten key hydrocarbon transit infrastructure.