YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 6, ARMENPRESS. US congressman Adam Schiff, in an exclusive interview with Asbarez Editor Ara Khachatourian for Horizon Live on February 5 condemned Azerbaijani aggression against Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh and called out OSCE Minsk Group US Co-Chairman James Warlick’s false parity in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, “Armenpress” reports.

Schiff emphasized that while Warlick announced during his speeches as if the 2 sides make violence and thus violate the ceasefire regime but the reality is that Azerbaijan is the party responsible for all this. “I wrote the ambassador in September 2015, expressing my concern about this equality policy, as the mentioned actions are not equivalent. Azerbaijan fires from mortars, has snipers who kill soldiers in Nagorno Karabakh which is too dangerous,” Schiff said adding that it is extremely significant for Warlick to make clearer statements.

In the interview, Schiff also discussed the increasing evidence proving Turkey’s role in the proliferation of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh.

As for President Obama’s pledge to call the events of 1915 Genocide, the Congressman said that despite Armenian-Americans’ frustration with the administration, it was still important for the president to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide and articulate US policy.

Speaking on the promises of the candidates on recognizing the Armenian Genocide in the frames of US presidential election campaign, Schiff mentioned that, taking into account the experience of previous years, he has skeptical approach to such promises.