By Armenian Foreign Minister & Azerbaijani Foreign Minister meets with U.S. Secretary of State.
During separate meetings with Armenian Foreign Minister @ZMnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister @bayramov_jeyhun, we discussed critical steps to halt the violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Both must implement a ceasefire and return to substantive negotiations.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) October 23, 2020
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Jeyhun Bayramov Azeri FM & Mike Pompeo
This Friday in Washington, a meeting was held between Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The parties discussed the escalation of the situation in Karabakh.
“The destructive policy of the Armenian side in the Karabakh issue, the shelling of the civilian population of Azerbaijan, the recruitment of foreign mercenaries and terrorists by Armenia was discussed,” the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
In addition, the parties exchanged views on bilateral relations.
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Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Armenia FM & Mike Pompeo
Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Mike Pompeo spoke about the importance of a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Karabakh, the continuation of negotiations on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. Some details of the meeting were reported by the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry. Mnatsakanyan at a meeting with Pompeo stressed that the aggression of the Azerbaijani side is taking place with the direct participation of Turkey. According to him, Turkey not only provides military-technical assistance to Azerbaijan, but also introduces armed terrorists into the region.
The Armenian Foreign Minister told the U.S. Secretary of State about the war crimes committed by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the hostilities: deliberate shelling of the civilian population and infrastructures of Karabakh, degrading treatment of civilians and prisoners of war.
“Azerbaijan’s violation of the ceasefire agreements and the continuation of hostilities against the people of Artsakh once again demonstrate Azerbaijan’s intention to resolve the issue by military means,” Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said.
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Nagorno-Karabakh talks made “very good progress” – Donald Trump
The U.S. President obviously had in mind the meetings of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bayramov. Talks with the foreign ministers took place today. President Trump also said that he is participating in negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but he did not specify whether he spoke with the leaders of the two countries.
“I don’t want to talk,” said the U.S. President.
However, he spoke about Armenia and the Armenians:
“We are talking with Armenia. We have very good relations with Armenia. Very good people live there. They are very motivated, incredible people. Let’s see what happens.”
Sources: U.S. Department of State – The WH – DiplNet
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