US steps up efforts to establish ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

BAKU/YEREVAN/WASHINGTON - Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces clashed in several parts of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday , as the United States stepped up diplomatic efforts to try to end the deadliest fighting in the mountain enclave for over a quarter of a century.

US President Donald Trump said"good progress" was being made on the issue but did not elaborate and declined to say if he had spoken with the leaders of either country. "We have been assessing the way in which we can immediately, without delay, achieve the establishment of a ceasefire and go back to the peaceful resolution. I think what we've been hearing from the United States was very encouraging," he said.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul that he hoped Moscow and Ankara could work together on resolving the conflict and reiterated demands for a Turkish role in mediation.Washington, Paris and Moscow, who long led the talks, have ignored such calls, and differences over the conflict have further strained relations between Ankara and its Nato allies, with Mr Pompeo accusing Turkey of fueling the conflict by arming the Azeri side.

The 15-member UN Security Council had been trying to agree on a statement on the conflict, but diplomats said negotiations stalled because some members wanted references to previous UN resolutions, while Russia, the US and France did not. Such statements have to be agreed by consensus.

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