In the video clip below, US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern calls on the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to renew their efforts to find a peaceful negotiated resolution of the Karabakh conflict.

Speaking in Armenian, Ambassador Heffern expresses his condolences to those soldiers on both sides that have been killed during the recent fighting along the line of contact, adding that the best way to pay respects to those who have died is to immediately cease all hostilities.

Ambassador Heffern emphasizes that threats and crude rhetoric merely exacerbate the tensions that need to be ratcheted down.