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<p>Although we have not specifically raised the 11 May incident in Sotk with the Azerbaijani
government, the UK's longstanding position is that there is no military solution to
this conflict and that Armenia and Azerbaijan must engage in substantive negotiations,
without preconditions, to secure a sustainable peaceful settlement. The Minister for
Europe Leo Docherty underlined this message when he visited Baku in February, and
I, [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon], met with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister in
Reykjavik on 17 May, where he raised the importance of unfettered access to the Lachin
Corridor and encouraged continued negotiations with Armenia. The UK Government will
continue to support constructive dialogue in further contacts with the Armenian and
Azerbaijani governments in the coming months. We have called for the reopening of
the Lachin corridor through interventions at the OSCE and are in close contact with
humanitarian agencies about the situation on the ground, including the International
Committee of the Red Cross.</p>
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