Canada tells Turkey to stay out of Karabakh conflictOctober 10, 2020 - 11:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Friday, October 9 that he told his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu that Ankara should "stay out" of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, CBC/Radio-Canada reports. Speaking to reporters on Friday prior to embarking on a week-long European tour to discuss the ongoing bloodshed in Karabakh and tensions between Greece and Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, Champagne said he had a "firm conversation" with Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. "The message was very clear that external parties should stay out because it's already a very complex situation," Champagne said. "We deplore the loss of life and we need to make sure that no one is fuelling the conflict. Quite the opposite, the international community needs to be united in calling the parties back to the negotiating table, [to] respect the ceasefire and protect civilians." Champagne said he asked his Turkish counterpart to use his influence to convince Azerbaijan to return to the negotiating table without any preconditions. Champagne said Cavusoglu agreed with him "that there is no military solution to this conflict." Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey, launched a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. International and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages, as well as the iconic Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi. A humanitarian ceasefire has been agreed upon beginning from midday, October 10 Photo. AFP Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |