Biden criticizes Turkish role in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict

Al-Monitor Staff

Sep 29, 2020

Arthur Arshakyan (L), a civilian, and Aghajan (R), a member of the Armenian military who did not provide his last name, lie in their hospital room at the Children's Medical Center on Sept. 29, 2020, in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. Heavy fighting has taken place since Sept. 27 in the territory, with both sides reporting military and civilian casualties in perhaps the worst violence since 2016. — Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images

US presidential candidate Joe Biden today called on Turkey to stay out of the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict.

Biden said in a tweet today that the Trump administration should seek to de-escalate the renewed fighting in the Caucasus. “With casualties rapidly mounting in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, the Trump Administration needs to call the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan immediately to de-escalate the situation,” Biden said.

Policy involving Turkey constitutes a difference between the Democratic Party nominee and US President Donald Trump as they head into their first debate tonight.

Biden also said that the Trump administration should work to keep Turkey from involving itself in the war. Turkey supports Azerbaijan militarily and politically.

Biden criticizes Turkish role in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict

The Democratic presidential nominee also said Trump should work to de-escalate the war in the Caucus. Turkey has come up in the US presidential race before.

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