China comments on tension in Karabakh

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang Wenbin, commented on the tension on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border and on the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed, Report informs, citing Sputnik Armenia.

He called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to avoid tension. "Yerevan and Baku are friendly partners of Beijing. We hope that a political solution will be found before the situation escalates further," he said.