The US has refused to wade into the growing tensions between Australia and Indonesia after the executions of Bali Nine drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
A US State Department official repeatedly dodged questions on the issue at a press conference in Washington DC on Wednesday.
"We don't have much to say on this other than we're aware that they have executed eight foreign citizens convicted of drug trafficking," Marie Harf, acting spokesperson for the State Department, told reporters.
"As we've said, none of these eight were American citizens."
In a follow-up question about what the dispute between Australia and Indonesia could do to heighten tensions in the region, Harf again declined comment.
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"Well, I'll certainly let the Australians speak to how they'll react here, and we certainly hope nothing raises tensions, of course," Harf said.
