The head of the European Council discussed the situation in Karabakh with Aliyev and Pashinyan
Baku/05.08.22/Turan: On the evening of August 5, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, held telephone conversations with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
“I had separate calls with president Aliyev and prime-minister Pashinyan on the latest developments in the region. Working together to ensure de-escalation and open communications.
Ahead of our next meeting in Brussels, pursuing dialogue and achieving concrete progress he key is to continue the dialogue and achieve concrete progress on all items on the agenda is key,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
In turn, the press service of the head of Azerbaijan reported that during the conversation, Aliyev drew Michel's attention to the fact that Armenia has not fulfilled its obligations to withdraw its armed forces from Karabakh for almost two years. He stressed that this paragraph of the tripartite statement of November 10, 2020 must be implemented. -0-
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