David Lammy has been branded “highly improper” and “callous” after writing that Azerbaijan had been able to “liberate” territory in a conflict described as ethnic cleansing. The Foreign Secretary’s recent blog post led Armenia’s ambassador to urgently seek clarification on the apparent change in the Government’s position over the disputed

UK foreign secretary David Lammy has been accused of a diplomatic blunder after he suggested that Azerbaijan had “liberated” the disputed Caucasus territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

David Lammy has been slammed as “callous and ignorant” after writing in a recent blog post that Azerbaijan has been able to “liberate” territory in a conflict described as an ethnic cleansing. The Foreign Secretary’s view that the Nagorno-Karabakh region has been “liberated” stands in contrast to the official stance of the British Government.