Mentions:
1: Lord Stirrup (CB - Life peer) of the legal constraints on armed conflict. - Speech Link
2: Earl of Oxford and Asquith (CB - Excepted Hereditary) bravery and inventive skills of the Ukrainian armed forces during this conflict, it is an open secret - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LDEM - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, mentioned Nagorno-Karabakh. - Speech Link
Jul. 19 2023
Source Page: UK strategic export controls annual report 2022Found: End-User Undertakings have been provided by the Ukrainian Armed Forces upon receipt of lethal aid.
Jul. 19 2023
Source Page: UK strategic export controls annual report 2022Found: End-User Undertakings have been provided by the Ukrainian Armed Forces upon receipt of lethal aid.
Asked by: Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party - East Antrim)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Azerbaijani counterpart on the (a) closure of the Lachin Corridor and (b) attack on a metallurgical plant under construction in Yeraskh.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The UK Government has publicly highlighted the importance of re-opening the Lachin corridor and addressing related humanitarian concerns. I [Minister Docherty] visited Baku on 22-23 February to meet with senior representatives of the Azerbaijani government, including Foreign Minister Bayramov, and called for the re-opening of the Lachin corridor in those meetings. In addition, when the Foreign Secretary and I [Minister Docherty] hosted Foreign Minister Bayramov in London for the 5th UK-Azerbaijan Strategic Dialogue on 21-22 June, we welcomed recent progress towards a peaceful settlement in the conflict with Armenia.
Jun. 28 2023
Source Page: Russia’s attempts to undermine the organisation will fail: UK statement to OSCEFound: full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has now declared its intention to withdraw from the Conventional Armed
Found: Some received life sentences, including the former chief of staff of the armed forces.
Written Evidence May. 04 2023
Inquiry: AI in weapon systemsFound: conflict, and is based on complex and often opaque technologies which may not be clearly understood
Mentions:
1: Giles Watling (CON - Clacton) What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh - Speech Link
2: Leo Docherty (CON - Aldershot) There is no military solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. - Speech Link
3: Carol Monaghan (SNP - Glasgow North West) In Nagorno-Karabakh, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly. - Speech Link
4: David Duguid (CON - Banff and Buchan) With reference to Nagorno-Karabakh, what steps has the Department taken to support the territorial integrity - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Coventry (Bishops - Bishops)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan regarding the former’s proposals of 16 February for resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
On 22 and 23 February, the Minister for Europe, Leo Docherty MP, met Azerbaijani counterparts in Baku including their Foreign Minister to discuss progress on peace discussions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This followed previous discussions in London with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister on 6 February, the Armenian Ambassador on 7 February, the Azerbaijani Ambassador on 30 January and the Armenian Foreign Minister on 18 January. The Minister will travel to Yerevan in the next month to continue these discussions. The UK Government remains committed to supporting Armenia and Azerbaijan reach a sustainable and peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Found: Closure of the Lachin Corridor and the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh