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Foreign Affairs committee The only thing I would add, Mr. Chair, is that what we have advocated in talking about a comprehensive and sustainable peace is a peace that really addresses the issues at the heart of the conflict. This is where you have the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, both wanting
September 28th, 2022Committee meeting
Alison Grant
Foreign Affairs committee My apologies.
September 28th, 2022Committee meeting
Alison Grant
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's simply to say, of course, that we're co-members with Armenia in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, where one of the pillars is human rights and the human dimension. We do engage quite extensively with Armenia in the OSCE on issue
September 28th, 2022Committee meeting
Alison Grant
Foreign Affairs committee I'll answer the question, Mr. Chair, on the parties and turn it over to my colleague, Mr. Turner, on the role of Turkey. I think that indeed there are a number of different mediation tracks on the go, but as the United Nations representative mentioned last week, they support al
September 28th, 2022Committee meeting
Alison Grant
Foreign Affairs committee Yes, they have, after the end of the 2020 war.
September 28th, 2022Committee meeting
Alison Grant
Foreign Affairs committee Mr. Chair, the Russian so-called peacekeepers are still located in Azerbaijan. I have seen some open-source reports of redeployments out. I wouldn't be surprised if there have been some levels of redeployment, but the peacekeepers are still stationed in Azerbaijan.
September 28th, 2022Committee meeting
Alison Grant
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you. Mr. Chair, certainly the OSCE has been the pre-eminent regional security organization managing this conflict for decades, or trying to manage it. It is, however, quite sidelined at the moment. We will always support the OSCE and we will continue to advocate for a role
September 28th, 2022Committee meeting
Alison Grant
Foreign Affairs committee It's very hard for us to verify in the border areas exactly what military equipment was used. I note that Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of using combat drones, artillery and large-calibre firearms. That's from Armenia. I've seen open-source reporting along those lines as well.
September 28th, 2022Committee meeting
Alison Grant