Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the creation of checkpoints in the Lachin corridor was not foreseen in the agreement signed in November 2020. He said this at a press conference after meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Ceyhun Bayramov. DEA News.
“As for the Lachin corridor, the answer is very simple: its regime, its mode of operation must fully comply with the first tripartite statement of 9-10 November 2020, which means that freedom of action must be ensured only for civilians. Lavrov, humanitarian cargo and civilians,” he said.
Former Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan I joined On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, he held a trilateral meeting with the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, and the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. According to Pashinyan’s office, the parties discussed the progress of work on the draft peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Within the scope of the resolution of the bilateral conflict, the parties discussed the issue of opening communication routes soon and limiting the border in accordance with the agreement reached in Prague on October 7, 2022.
The Armenian side stressed that the peace agreement should “truly guarantee long-term peace and stability in the region” and stressed that Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin corridor caused a “humanitarian, environmental and energy crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh”.