House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenia on Sunday, prompting anger from Azerbaijan, which derided her statement as 'Armenian propaganda.'
to the region this weekend, days after roughly 200 troops were killed in clashes between the two countries. The conflict centers around the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is ethnically Armenian but legally belongs to Azerbaijan, a situation that has resulted in decades of violence."Our meeting, again, had a particular importance to us because of the focus on security following the illegal and deadly attacks by Azerbaijan on the Armenian territory," Pelosi said Sunday.
"We strongly condemn those attacks, we in our delegation on behalf of Congress, which threatens prospects for a much-needed peace agreement," she added, saying the conflict"was initiated by the Azeris, and there has to be recognition of that." Russian officials attempted to negotiate a ceasefire between the two countries early last week, but theRussia sought to take the lead in peacekeeping efforts due to the proximity of the conflict to its borders.In this image taken from a YouTube footage released by Armenian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, shows Azerbaijanian servicemen crossing the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and approaching the Armenian positions.
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