ArmInfo.Several dozen American congressmen from both parties wrote a letter yesterday
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo with a request to take concrete steps to de-escalate the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was reported on the website of Adam Schiff (a Democrat from the state of California) - one of the authors of the letter, reports TASS.
"We write to express our deep concern about the resumption of Azerbaijan's aggression. We ask the administration to use all diplomatic tools to reduce tensions, end hostilities and deter Azerbaijan from further offensive actions," the letter reads, signed by 49 lawmakers ... The authors of the document call on the American Foreign Ministry "to clearly and unequivocally condemn Azerbaijan's unreasonable aggression and make it clear that if it does not show restraint, this will call into question the continuation of US assistance." In addition, the congressmen ask the State Department to work with the OSCE Minsk Group to urge the Azerbaijani authorities to "stop using force for offensive" purposes, as well as "force Azerbaijan to agree to international monitoring along the contact line." In addition, the legislators consider it necessary to interact with Turkey at a high level to make it clear that "encouraging the latest actions of Azerbaijan is detrimental to the cause of peace and regional stability." "These actions are a continuation of the increasingly belligerent rhetoric of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his regime towards Artsakh and Armenia. The prolonged and coordinated nature of these actions clearly shows that this attack is qualitatively different from previous clashes with the use of sniper fire and artillery shelling, this attack, seems to be a planned military operation, "- said members of the US House of Representatives. According to them, even more concern is caused by the fact that "Azerbaijan receives material assistance and support from Turkey." "Turkey's involvement increases the danger of a prolonged regional conflict that will become a humanitarian disaster and undermine important US national security priorities," the congressmen wrote. "In our opinion, this new round of hostilities is yet another proof of the failure of the American policy of equal treatment of Armenia and Azerbaijan. For too long, the United States and other members of the OSCE Minsk Group have falsely equated Armenia and Azerbaijan, even though that the latter is threatening war and refusing to agree to monitoring along the line of contact. The US has provided tens of millions of dollars in military aid to Azerbaijan in recent years, remaining apparently unable or unwilling to deter the Aliyev government from offensive hostilities or gross violations of human rights. the policy has failed, and we need to choose a different course, "the legislators are convinced. It should be noted that US Senator Jackie Rosen also made a separate appeal. "I am concerned about the escalation of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan, especially civilian casualties, "she tweeted." Turkey's dangerous intervention is fueling tensions and threatening to derail the peace process. I urge the administration to facilitate an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of negotiations, "the senator said.