Azeri aggression: Pelosi unveils U.S. position on situationSeptember 19, 2022 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the Armenian Defense Ministry and unveiled the U.S. position on the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border Sunday, September 18. Pelosi met with Defense Minister Suren Papikyan who thanked the lawmaker for quickly responding to the situation by visiting Armenia and for providing appropriate assessment of the large-scale military aggression of Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of Armenia on September 13. Papikyan presented the situation caused by the large-scale military aggression of Azerbaijan to Pelosi. During the meeting, a number of issues related to the cooperation of the two countries in the defense sector were also discussed. Earlier on Sunday, Pelosi gave a press conference in Yerevan and strongly condemned the “illegal attacks” by Azerbaijan on Armenia’s sovereign territory, saying that Armenia’s security was of great importance to the United States. In a press conference, Pelosi strongly condemned “illegal and deadly attacks by Azerbaijan” and added that the violence “threatens prospects for a much-needed peace agreement.” She said the U.S. is watching the situation closely and continues to support a negotiated settlement. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |