For the first time, NATO has called on Turkey to use “its significant influence in the region” in order to de-escalate the tension in Nagorno-Karabakh. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced this during a news conference held after the teleconference with the defense ministers of NATO member states.

“Turkey is a valuable NATO member, but I also expect from Turkey to use its significant influence in the region to de-escalate the situation [in Nagorno-Karabakh],” he said.