U.S, France, have "a lot of questions" to Moscow on Karabakh agreement

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and France's foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday discussed Nagorno-Karabakh "extensively" during their meeting in Paris, a senior State Department official told reporters, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.

Pompeo arrived in the French capital Saturday at the start of a seven-nation trip to US allies.
"A lot of talk about Nagorno-Karabakh, the Caucasus," a State Department official informed reporters following the Secretary's meeting with Le Drian.

"As two co-chairs, they shared the same view that we are – we remain committed to our role as co-chairs in the Minsk Group process, that that's where it is, recognizing the actions that Russia took which has led to a ceasefire that's actually held now for about a week, but also acknowledging that there were still a lot of questions that needed clarity from the Russians as to the parameters of that agreement, and that included the role of the Turks," the official said, adding that, "more to be learned from that." 

According to the State Department, Russians have already invited MG co-chairs to Moscow for more clarity.

"There have been phone calls between and among the co-chairs. Foreign Minister Le Drian noted that he had spoken to Lavrov, who acknowledged that they were trying to take action to stop what was really an emergency humanitarian situation, but there do remain questions to be discussed about that," the source added.

Alex Raufoglu