President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Online Azerbaijan leader. As noted, the parties discussed the situation around the Lachin corridor, including alleged violations by Armenia.
“The President of Azerbaijan emphasized that Armenia uses the secondary road to Lachin road for illegal military transport, personnel rotation in our territory where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily deployed, and about 10,000 Armenian soldiers are armed. forces are still in Azerbaijani territory. In this context, the head of our state emphasized the need to establish a checkpoint at the last border point of the Lachin road between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The press service of the President of Azerbaijan stated that during his meeting with Blinken, Aliyev described the statements regarding the blockade of the Lachin corridor as “false propaganda of Armenia”. He also added that Yerevan has recently abused the position of the EU mission on its territory, causing the situation to escalate when Baku adheres to the peace agenda.
It was previously reported that Blinken presented Assistance to Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in peace talks with Azerbaijan.