The most important thing is that the conflicting parties show resolve and restraint, and avoid escalation of the situation.

Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, reported.

He noted that they are closely following the developments in Nagorno-Karabakh and in Azerbaijan.

Jens Stoltenberg added that both Armenia and Azerbaijan are NATO partners, and they highly value cooperation with these two countries.

NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai plans to visit Azerbaijan on Feb.10.