Armenia demanded clarification from Russia on the situation in the Lachin corridor

After statements by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that the Lachin corridor is not blocked, it is necessary to hear statements from Russian peacekeepers about why the sent humanitarian convoy remains blocked. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at a government meeting.

“Why do they (the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation) do not ensure the entry of humanitarian aid sent by the Armenian government to Nagorno-Karabakh, if Azerbaijan insists that it did not block the Lachin corridor,” – leads his words Public Television of Armenia.

The Armenian authorities should work to obtain clarifications on this issue, Pashinyan added.

On July 26, Armenia sent a humanitarian convoy with 360 tons of cargo, but Azerbaijan does not allow it to enter the Lachin corridor.

The aggravation of the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh has been dragging on since September 2020, when hostilities began in the region between the military of Armenia and Azerbaijan. As a result, a tripartite statement was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Hostilities have completely ceased in the conflict zone, and Russian peacekeepers have also been deployed along the line of contact and in the Lachin corridor.

The situation around Nagorno-Karabakh worsened again in 2022, when the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan installed a checkpoint in the Lachin corridor, on the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia.

In mid-July, the Russian Foreign Ministry informed on the readiness to organize in the near future in Moscow a trilateral meeting of foreign ministers to discuss ways to implement the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the highest level, including the topic of agreeing on a peace treaty.