Azerbaijan State Border Service announced the establishment of a border gate on the Armenian border at the beginning of the Lachin corridor. This was expressed in the Azerbaijan press centre. state border service.
“Subdivisions of the State Border Service <…> It established a border gate on the border with Armenia, in the sovereign territory of the country.
According to the agency, the checkpoint is located at the beginning of the Lachin-Khankendi highway.
As explained in the press centre, this was done to prevent the transfer of manpower, ammunition, mines and other military equipment from Armenia to illegal Armenian armed groups on the territory of Azerbaijan.
In addition, the Azerbaijani authorities ignored the tripartite statement of Armenia dated November 10, 2020, the previous day, without any prior agreement, on the Lachin-Khankendi road (Armenian names are Berdzor-Stepanakert).
Former Ministry of Defense of Armenia reported About the death of a soldier on the border as a result of the bombardment of Azerbaijan.