David Lammy sparked a diplomatic row as he described alleged ethnic cleansing by a Russian ally as a 'liberation' of its former territory.
David Lammy sparked a diplomatic row by calling alleged ethnic cleansing by a Russian ally a 'liberation' of its former territory.
David Lammy sparked a diplomatic row as he described alleged ethnic cleansing by a Russian ally as a 'liberation' of its former territoryConservative foreign affairs spokesman Alicia Kearns said: 'Words matter as Foreign Secretary, especially when opining on conflict' An ambulance drives along a road as refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region arrive in the border village of Kornidzor, pictured in September 2023Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region arrive in the border village of Kornidzor, 2023
However, many western observers have accused Azerbaijan of ethnic cleansing. Professor Mark Movsesian, an expert on the conflict, said: 'The Foreign Secretary's reference to Azerbaijan's 'liberation' of Nagorno-Karabakh is shockingly callous and ignorant. It was established by the early Soviet regime a century ago as an autonomous region within the republic of Azerbaijan - but this led to tensions as it was home to an ethnic Armenian majority.
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