Baku Rejects 'Road Blockage' Allegation Of US Ambassador To OSCE
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Baku has responded to a US concern about Azerbaijan's alleged
'blocking' of the Lachin-Khankandi road, Azernews reports.
“The United States remains concerned the Lachin Corridor has now
been blocked for over three weeks, creating a grave humanitarian
situation. We thank @ICRC for providing critical aid during this
time, but call on Azerbaijan and Russia to restore access immediately ,” US ambassador to OSCE Michael Carpenter
alleged in a tweet.
In a response to the US ambassador, Spokesperson for the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Ayxan Hajizada regretted the
tweet.
“It is unfortunate that @USAmbOSCE is deceived by false
narrative on `blockade' & `humanitarian situation'. If #Lachin road
w/be under block no vehicle would pass through it. Why it is OK to
use the road for all sorts of illegal activities, but protesting
agnst is not appropriate ?” the spokesperson questioned.
A peaceful protest of Azerbaijani eco-activists and NGO
representatives against ecocide in Karabakh has been underway on
the Lachin road for the twenty-seventh day in a row, Azernews
reports.
On January 6, the conditions for the unhindered passage of two
passenger cars, four trucks, and a supply vehicle owned by the
Russian peacekeepers along Azerbaijan's Lachin-Khankandi road were
made available.
A total of 24 vehicles passed through the Lachin-Khankandi road
on January 6.
Earlier, false information about Azerbaijanis allegedly blocking
the Khankandi-Lachin road and preventing supply vehicles from
passing was circulated in the Armenian media.
In a nutshell, following discussions with the command of the
Russian peacekeeping contingent on December 3 and 7, 2022,
Azerbaijani specialists from the Ministries of Economy, Ecology,
and Natural Resources, the State Service for Property Issues under
the Ministry of Economy, and AzerGold CJSC were to conduct primary
monitoring on illegal exploitation of mineral deposits on
Azerbaijani territory. However, the monitoring failed due to the
provocation of ethnic Armenians.
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