State Department: United States is committed to ensuring safety of diplomats

The United States will continue to take all the necessary steps to ensure the safety of diplomats. This was stated in the US State Department, commenting on the provocation of Armenian radical groups during a conference in Los Angeles dedicated to the topic of Turkish public diplomacy

In response to an ANADOLA agency, the representative of the State Department said that the diplomatic detention was known about the incident in Los Angeles, which occurred on September 29 at the event of an ambassador of Turkey in Washington Hasan Murat Murjan, organized by the University of South California (USC). /p>

“We confirm our firm commitment to ensuring the safety of diplomats and continue to take all the necessary steps to ensure the security and protect those who are engaged in diplomacy,” the US State Department added.

The foreign policy noted that the US State Department interacts with the Los Angeles Police Department as part of the investigation of the incident.

The US police stopped the provocation of Armenians during the conference “The role of public diplomacy in the foreign policy of Turkey”, which took place on September 29 in Los Angeles.

At the beginning of the event, the police led a protester from the hall, who made insults to Azerbaijan, Turkey and the organizers of the event.

In addition, a group of 11 students began to protest during the performance of the ambassador of Turkey Hassan Murat Murjan.

After the conference, the program participants were subjected to physical and verbal attacks from the Armenian radical groups already on the street.

Foreign Ministry of Turkey condemned what happened.