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The Secretary of State of the United States Mike pompeo said in an interview today that Turkey is increasing the risks of conflict Nagorno-Karabakh arms supply to Azerbaijan, reiterating its call for a ceasefire.
“It is dangerous.” Now we have the Turks intervening and providing resources in Azerbaijan, increasing the risk, intensifying the fire that is going on in this protracted conflict for this place called Nagorno-Karabakh, a small territory of about 150,000 people. “Pompeo.
The US diplomat emphasized that the multi-year conflict should be resolved only through peaceful talks, not through armed conflict, “and certainly not with third countries that come to lend their firepower to what is already a powder keg.” .
He added that he hopes Armenia will be able to “defend itself” against Azerbaijan, a statement that could be interpreted as support for one of the two sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, in which the United States nevertheless has a mediating role.
«We hope that the Armenians can defend themselves against what the Azeris are doing.Said the head of American diplomacy speaking on a local radio station in Georgia.
Pompeo did not specify if he was in favor of Armenia with the phrase, limiting himself to requesting that a ceasefire be respected and that “peaceful talks” be held to end the conflict.
On Wednesday, the US Secretary of State lamented Turkey’s “strengthening of Azerbaijan” and called on all countries not to intervene in the region so as not to increase tensions.
The United States, along with France and Russia, co-chairs the Minsk Group, which was formed some 30 years ago to find a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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