Nancy Pelosi assured Yerevan of support from Washington, and Anthony Blinken had a telephone conversation with the President of Azerbaijan.
On Sunday, September 18, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi, during her visit to Yerevan, condemned the “Azerbaijani attacks”. On the same day, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to start peace talks.
Al Jazeera reports that Pelosi said the fighting on the border was provoked by Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenia.
“We strongly condemn these attacks. This was initiated by the Azerbaijanis and it must be recognized,” the US official was quoted by the agency.
Pelosi also said that her trip was of particular importance in the wake of Azerbaijan's “illegal and deadly attacks on the territory Armenia” that led to clashes on the border that killed more than 200 people.
The United States has listened to Armenia about its defense needs, and Washington wants to support the country in what it called “global struggle between democracy and autocracy.”
In response, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry criticized Pelosi's statements, saying that the “unfounded and unfair” remarks were a serious blow to peace efforts.
On the same day, US State Department Secretary Anthony Blinken held a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev , urging him to resume talks with Armenia.
“I spoke with Azerbaijani President Aliyev today to welcome the recent ceasefire and call for the disengagement of the armed forces and a return to peace talks with Armenia,” he tweeted. .
I stand with Azerbaijan President Aliyev dnes to call the latest ceasefire a urge disengagement military forces and return to peace negotiations.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) September 18, 2022
Recall that Yerevan is demanding that Armenia withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
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