Borrell had telephone conversations with FMs of Russia and Turkey on  stabilization in Karabakh

ArmInfo. High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell held telephone conversations with Russian Foreign Ministers Sergei Lavrov and  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on the conflict in  Nagorno-Karabakh. As reported by TASS, he said this, speaking on  October 7 at a session in the European Parliament.  "Unfortunately,  in the current conditions, the escalation of the conflict and the  involvement of regional players in it cannot be ruled out. This can  seriously undermine the stability of the region. I discussed this  situation with the Russian Foreign Minister, I also discussed this  situation with the Turkish Foreign Minister - two key regional  players, stressing the need for regional powers to refrain from  rhetoric and actions that could fuel a conflict, "he said. 

He also stressed that he talked with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia  and Azerbaijan, "and received information from them about the actions  of the other side." During these negotiations, Borrell emphasized the  inadmissibility of civilian casualties. According to him, "both sides  accuse each other of resuming military confrontation and for attacks  on civilians." Borrell reiterated the EU's main theses on the  situation. "Since the beginning of the conflict in Nagorno- Karabakh,  we have recorded a surge of misinformation on both sides of the  conflict aimed at consolidating the audience of each of the parties.  Objective information remains extremely limited, especially in the  context of the suspension of the OSCE monitoring mission in the  region. Many media reports from the region should be considered with  great caution, since they may be aimed at drawing foreign players  into the conflict, "he said.

 Borrell did not directly mention in his speech information about the  transfer of Islamists from Syria to the region by Turkey. Borrell  reiterated the EU's position that hostilities must end immediately  and efforts to resolve the conflict must be renewed within the OSCE  Minsk Group.  During the discussion at the session of the European  Parliament, many European MPs expressed the opinion that the conflict  in Karabakh was the result of the Turkish president's attempts to  partially revive the Ottoman Empire, extending Turkey's influence to  neighboring regions, be it Syria, Libya or the Caucasus.