Calling for an end to escalating violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, for each side to return to the peace process, and for external parties to cease their support for and interference in the conflict.

expresses alarm at the escalating violence that has resulted in the tragic loss of life in Nagorno-Karabakh;

calls on leaders in Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately de-escalate the situation, end hostilities, utilize the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group process instead of military means and return to the cease-fire agreement along the line of contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan, and protect the human rights of those in the area in order to prevent even further loss of life;

calls on each country to renew its commitment to the OSCE Minsk Group process and recognize that dialogue, not violence, is the only way to bring a comprehensive and enduring peace to the region;

reaffirms United States support for OSCE Minsk Group efforts to secure an agreement from Armenia and Azerbaijan to cease offensive military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh and to accept independent third-party monitoring along the line of contact; and

calls on all external parties to refrain from providing military and other support to either side, which merely inflames hostilities and further jeopardizes regional peace and stability, including the recent destabilizing rhetoric of President Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish military.