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State Dept. Spokesperson Psaki Holds Regular News Briefing, Oct 28
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Oct 28 2014
STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JEN PSAKI HOLDS STATE DEPARTMENT REGULAR
NEWS BRIEFING
October 28, 2014 Tuesday
[parts omitted]
Go ahead, Scott.
QUESTION: Armenia.
PSAKI: Yes.
QUESTION: There are two other baijani citizens who are on trial or
facing charges of sabotage in the self-declared capital of Nagorno-
Karabakh. Baku is demanding the return of their citizens.
You were monitoring this situation and have expressed your concerns
to either the Armenians or the Azerbaijanis?
PSAKI: I do have something on this. One moment.
On these specific cases, we really don't have a great deal of
information on it. Obviously, they are the experts.
We have continued to convey that it's important for the sides to
take the necessary steps to lay the basis for a peaceful settlement
to the Nagorno-Karabackh conflict. We call on all sides to redouble
their efforts at the negotiations table to focus on the benefits that
peace will bring to people across the region.
In terms of our engagement in this specific incident, not that I'm
aware of. Let me double-check and make sure that that's the case.
QUESTION: Is it your opinion that putting on trial Azerbaijan in
the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh capital, is in line with taking
those moves?
PSAKI: Taking the moves to...
QUESTION: That you're calling on both sides to take.
PSAKI: I think it's just a broad point we make. We don't have the --
all the specifics so I think we just haven't weighed-in more than that.
CQ Transcriptions
Oct 28 2014
STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JEN PSAKI HOLDS STATE DEPARTMENT REGULAR
NEWS BRIEFING
October 28, 2014 Tuesday
[parts omitted]
Go ahead, Scott.
QUESTION: Armenia.
PSAKI: Yes.
QUESTION: There are two other baijani citizens who are on trial or
facing charges of sabotage in the self-declared capital of Nagorno-
Karabakh. Baku is demanding the return of their citizens.
You were monitoring this situation and have expressed your concerns
to either the Armenians or the Azerbaijanis?
PSAKI: I do have something on this. One moment.
On these specific cases, we really don't have a great deal of
information on it. Obviously, they are the experts.
We have continued to convey that it's important for the sides to
take the necessary steps to lay the basis for a peaceful settlement
to the Nagorno-Karabackh conflict. We call on all sides to redouble
their efforts at the negotiations table to focus on the benefits that
peace will bring to people across the region.
In terms of our engagement in this specific incident, not that I'm
aware of. Let me double-check and make sure that that's the case.
QUESTION: Is it your opinion that putting on trial Azerbaijan in
the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh capital, is in line with taking
those moves?
PSAKI: Taking the moves to...
QUESTION: That you're calling on both sides to take.
PSAKI: I think it's just a broad point we make. We don't have the --
all the specifics so I think we just haven't weighed-in more than that.