WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 US National Security Advisor Robert O\u2019Brien suggests deploying Scandinavian peacekeepers in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.<\/p>\n
According to him, any armed peacekeeping force in the conflict zone must not include representatives of the co-chairing countries of the Minsk Group and neighboring countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny type of interference or peacekeeping role of Turkey is unacceptable for the United States and Armenia,\u201d O\u2019Brien said during a meeting with representatives of the Armenian community of California.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe both countries must accept the idea of Scandinavian peacekeepers, and we are working with the Scandinavian governments to form peacekeeping forces that may be deployed in the region to maintain the ceasefire regime,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed ways of implementing ceasefire agreements in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in a telephone conversation with O\u2019Brien. Yerevan said it was initiated by the American side.<\/p>\n
According to the Armenian prime minister\u2019s press office, during the conversation Pashinyan drew O\u2019Brien\u2019s attention to \u201cthe fact that in breach of all norms accepted in international relations and ignoring the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Minsk Group Co-Chairs\u2019 efforts, Azerbaijan violated ceasefire agreements three times in a row, including the agreement that was reached most recently in the U.S. capital.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPashinyan stressed that Turkey backs Azerbaijan in this matter, and it is impossible to enforce the truce without specifying which side has broken the ceasefire and who is interested in continuing the hostilities,\u201d the statement released by the Armenian prime minister\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe American side gave assurances that they will continue their mediation efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire and ruling out the involvement of third parties in the conflict,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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