Canada can increase pressure on NATO ally Turkey to calm Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenian envoy

Anahit Harutyunyan says new information proves Canadian drones are being used by Turkish-backed Azerbaijani fighters, justifying an ‘indefinite’ arms ban on Turkey.

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne publicly urged Turkey to ‘stay out’ of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but Armenia’s ambassador to Canada says the country can do more to urge ‘concrete steps’ because statements on their own are not useful anymore.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

October 21, 2020

Armenia's ambassador in Ottawa is calling on Canada to step up the pressure on Turkey to steer clear of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and move towards an indefinite arms ban on already-suspended exports in light of new information she says proves Canadian equipment is...

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