The federal government is suspending the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey while Ottawa investigates claims that it is being used by the Azerbaijani military against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday. Armenia also has accused Turkey of redeploying fighters from Syria to support Azerbaijani forces. The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry, in turn, accused Armenian forces of shelling the towns of Tartar, Barda and Beylagan. Armenian-Canadians want Trudeau to push for ceasefireCanadian-Armenian community organizations that had lobbied hard to stop military exports to Turkey also welcomed the announcement. Hagop Arslanian, deputy chairman of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) in Canada — one of the largest Armenian community organizations — said the group is "satisfied" with Ottawa's announcement.

Source: CBC News October 05, 2020 21:56 UTC