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Anthony Blinken and Nikol Pashinyan. archive photo

Pashinyan complained to the US Secretary of State Blinken about Baku’s actions around the Lachin corridor.

WASHINGTON/YEREVAN, January 18 – RIA Novosti. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in a phone call with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, complained about Baku’s actions regarding the situation around the Lachin corridor connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.

“The interlocutors discussed the difficult humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan. The Prime Minister noted that by blocking the Lachin corridor, Azerbaijan once again resorted to provocative actions and actually violated its obligations under the Convention. On the Armenian government’s website Tripartite Declaration of 9 November 2020 (Leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan – ed.),” writes.

According to Armenian authorities, the US Secretary of State “emphasized the importance of the uninterrupted functioning of the Lachin corridor and noted that the US is ready to continue contributing to the solution of this problem.” In the report, “The interlocutors exchanged views on the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the protection of the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, the removal of regional infrastructures and the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations.”

As stated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Pashinyan welcomed the desire for peace, the parties “discussed steps to restart bilateral negotiations with Azerbaijan.” “The Minister expressed his deep concern over the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the blockade of the Lachin corridor,” the message said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that the Lachin corridor problem in Nagorno-Karabakh could be resolved in the near future. He noted that Moscow offers Baku and Yerevan the following mechanism: Russian peacekeepers should have the authority to control traffic along the Lachin corridor, including checking vehicles for the absence of prohibited humanitarian and non-civilian goods. The Russian Ministry of Defense previously reported that on December 12, the Azerbaijani side closed the Stepanakert-Goris road, which is the only highway connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, and which the command of the Russian peacekeeping unit negotiated with Azerbaijani representatives. continue the unhindered movement of civil transport in this direction. The US State Department also urged the Azerbaijani side to unblock the Lachin corridor. Baku describes what happened as an act of protest by civil activists and environmentalists against the “illegal activities of the Armenian side”.

Earlier, Baku had accused Yerevan of using the Lachin corridor connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh for “illegal military activities”, in particular the transport of mines and subsequent mining in the region. Yerevan denied these accusations and claimed that Azerbaijan was exporting mines from other regions. Aykhan Hajizade, head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Wednesday that the Lachin corridor is open and free movement is ensured along the corridor. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that Armenia “manipulated the events on the Lachin road” and “claimed that the road was closed based on false information”.

Source: Ria

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