§ Baroness Coxasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they have taken to urge the Azerbaijani authorities to agree to a negotiated settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyWhen he met President Elchibei during his recent visit to Baku, the President of the Board of Trade expressed British support for a general ceasefire which would enable the Rome talks to reconvene. He gave President Elchibei a letter from my right honourable friend the Prime Minister which also made this point. Separately my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has been in touch with the Turkish Foreign Minister to suggest that Turkey use its influence in the region to help bring about a peaceful settlement.