Nagorno-Karabakh

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem Excerpts
Wednesday 30th September 2020

(3 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Campbell of Pittenweem Portrait Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (LD)
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My Lords, is the Minister aware of the allegations that an Armenian aircraft, an Su-25, has been shot down by a Turkish F16 aircraft? Will the Government undertake to investigate whether these allegations are well founded?

Baroness Sugg Portrait Baroness Sugg (Con)
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My Lords, we are aware of the media reporting and are urgently looking into the situation. I am afraid that I have no further information on that allegation at this time, but these are incredibly worrying reports which underline the desperate need for de-escalation.