YEREVAN, Oct.2 (Xinhua) -- Armenia on Friday welcomed the joint statement of the leaders of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, saying it remains committed to the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"We welcome the fact that the Minsk Group Co-Chairs at the level of their leaders reacted to the use of force in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone by way of strong condemnation," said Armenian Foreign Ministry in a statement.
Armenia is ready to "engage with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries to re-establish a ceasefire regime based on the 1994-1995 agreements," said the statement.
Deadly clashes along the contact line of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan entered its 6th day on Friday, with the two sides declaring thousands of soldiers killed and wounded during clashes while some media reported that dozens have been killed and hundreds wounded.
Leaders of Russia, the United States and France on Thursday called for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the two countries.
A new round of clashes broke out on Sunday morning in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at loggerheads over the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh since 1988. Peace talks have been held since 1994 when a ceasefire was reached, but there have been occasional minor clashes along the borders. Enditem
