(MENAFN- AzerNews) Baku has officially denied claims about blocking the road
connecting ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan's Karabakh with
Armenia.
Allegations that the Shusha-Lachin road is allegedly blocked by
Azerbaijan, and in connection with this, a humanitarian crisis may
arise, are wide off the mark, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said
in a statement.
“As the Foreign Ministry noted in the December 13 statement, the
claims that the Shusha-Lachin Road was closed by Azerbaijan, and
there is a possibility of the emergence of a humanitarian crisis,
are groundless,” Spokesperson of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
Ayxan Hajizada said.
Responding to the spokespersons of the French Ministry for
Europe and Foreign Affairs, the US Department of State, and the EU,
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who made statements calling on
the Azerbaijani side to open Lachin road, noting that the blocking
of the road could lead to humanitarian consequences for the
Armenian population, Hajizada said that unlike Armenia, which
constantly hinders the opening of all transport and communication
routes in the region, Azerbaijan, in accordance with its
obligations, has reconstructed the Lachin road over the past two
years and created ample conditions for the use of the road for
humanitarian purposes.
“All in all, ignorance of the illegal economic activity, looting
of natural resources, and environmental damage that has been
perpetrated in the mentioned territories for the past 30 years, as
well as the use of Lachin road for both military provocations and
illegal economic activity contrary to paragraph 6 of the Trilateral
Statement, is an indication of a biased approach by these
countries. Also, disregard for the mine terror committed against
the civilian population in the territories of Azerbaijan by using
the Lachin road is a source of serious concern.
“The protests by Azerbaijani civil society and environmental
activists on the Shusha-Lachin road over the last few days is the
result of the legitimate dissatisfaction of the Azerbaijani society
against the mentioned illegal activities, and this position should
be respected. The purpose is not to block any road, and civilian
vehicles can move freely in both directions.
“Regarding the humanitarian situation in the region, we once
again declare that Azerbaijan is ready to meet the humanitarian
needs of the Armenian residents living in our territories,” the
Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
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