Tra la pressione di Baku, un diplomatico statunitense visita il Nagorno-Karabakh
https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-susa-nagorno-karabakh-ambassador-libby-visit-scandal/32948532.html
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Tra la pressione di Baku, un diplomatico statunitense visita il Nagorno-Karabakh
https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-susa-nagorno-karabakh-ambassador-libby-visit-scandal/32948532.html
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>At the time of Libby’s controversial May 6 visit, news was circulating that a historic church in Susa had been erased and an entire village previously populated by Christian Armenians had been wiped out, with a mosque being built on the site.
>In e-mailed responses to RFE/RL, Vanessa Schulz Zenji, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Baku, did not answer questions on whether the ambassador had asked local officials about the apparent cultural destruction taking place in Susa or whether Libby’s trip was approved in Washington. A U.S. state department spokesman refused to comment on the trip when asked by reporters on May 7.
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>David Sarkisian, a 26-year-old native of Susa who lived in an apartment just a short walk from where Libby posed for photos on May 6, told RFE/RL, “I don’t think any country’s ambassador should visit [Nagorno-Karabakh] as long as the issue remains unsolved. The fact it was the U.S. ambassador who went there is especially unpleasant for me.”