(MENAFN- trend news agency) baku, azerbaijan, june 24. a meeting was held
between azerbaijani foreign minister jeyhun bayramov and head of
the international committee of the red cross (icrc) representative
office in azerbaijan dragana kojic, the ministry of foreign affairs
of azerbaijan told trend .
issues of cooperation between the icrc and azerbaijan,
the situation around the lachin road, as well as issues of the
icrc's activities in azerbaijan's khankendi district, were
discussed.
bayramov, in connection with the situation surrounding
the activities of the lachin border checkpoint, noted that after
its opening, appropriate conditions were created for a transparent,
safe, and orderly transition of armenian residents in both
directions on a daily basis, hundreds of armenian residents have
been provided with the transition since april 23.
having witnessed normal communication between armenian
residents and azerbaijani border guards, armenia, unable to accept
this process, fired at the checkpoint on june 15, which became an
obstacle to safe passage through it.
the azerbaijani side is currently taking appropriate
measures to investigate this attack by armenia, which has become an
obstacle to safe passage through the border checkpoint.
the need was pointed out, at the same time, for
armenia to provide appropriate guarantees to the azerbaijani side
that such provocations will not be repeated in the future.
along with taking the necessary measures, the
azerbaijani side expressed readiness through the icrc to provide
the armenian residents with the opportunity to cross the border
checkpoint for medical purposes and provide the necessary medical
supplies.
in connection with the current situation, as for other
supply needs of the armenian residents, the azerbaijani side has
the opportunity to provide assistance through the icrc using the
aghdam-khankendi road.
the sides also exchanged views on other issues of
mutual interest.
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