Nancy Pelosi confirms trip to Armenia

Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi confirmed the information about her upcoming trip to Armenia. About it informs TASS.

“Tomorrow I will go to Armenia,” Pelosi said. According to the speaker, she did not know that her travel plans were made public.

On the eve of the publication Politico, citing sources reportedthat an American politician may visit Armenia this week. She was supposed to arrive in Yerevan over the weekend and meet with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. According to Politico, such a gesture would be a demonstration of US support for Armenia.

Pelosi will come to Armenia amid the aggravation of the situation on the border with Azerbaijan. On the night of September 13, Azerbaijani troops fired at the border settlements of Sotk, Goris and Jermuk, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. Earlier today Pashinyan declared about 135 dead from the Armenian side as a result of shelling.

At the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported about the death of 71 servicemen. At the same time, Azerbaijan believes that Armenia is to blame for the escalation. According to the department of the republic, Yerevan has been regularly shelling the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kalbajar, Lachin, Dashkesan and Gedabek directions for the past month.

On September 13, Baku and Yerevan, through the mediation of Moscow, were able to agree on a ceasefire. On the same day, an emergency meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council on the situation on the border was held. However, on the morning of September 14, shelling continued. September 15 at the Security Council of Armenia told about reaching a truce with Azerbaijan.

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