Mediamax.«State Department Spokesperson Office stated that United States is deeply concerned by reports on the death of Karen Petrosyan while in Azerbaijan’s custody and by allegations that his death was not due to natural causes».

This statement was made by US State Department Spokesperson office to the question of the Armenian Public TV on the capture and killing of the Armenian citizen Karen Petrosyan, Offering its sincere condolences to Petrosyan’s family, USA calles on the Government of Azerbaijan to conduct a full and transparent investigation into this incident and to make its findings public.

«We remind the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia of their obligations under international humanitarian law, especially their obligation to treat humanely all those taken into custody. We call on both Armenia and Azerbaijan to grant the International Committee of the Red Cross access to all detainees and internees held for conflict-related reasons»,- the statement says.