Azerbaijani Fm Meets With Icrc Head (Photo) (Update)
Date
7/14/2023 3:03:47 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) details added, first published at 09:42
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14. A meeting
was held between Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and
Head of the representative office of the International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) in Azerbaijan Dragana Kojic, trend reports.
Сooperation between Azerbaijan and the ICRC, the
recent situation at the Lachin border checkpoint, as well as issues
of the ICRC's activities in the Azerbaijani city of Khankendi were
discussed.
Regarding the recent situation with the activities of
the Lachin border checkpoint, Bayramov said that the shelling of
the checkpoint on June 15 and the smuggling attempts of Armenian
drivers show that Armenia does not intend to stop interfering with
the sovereignty of Azerbaijan.
The minister said that the ICRC's statement of July 11
that the organization does not support the transportation of
undeclared products and terminates service contracts with drivers
of vehicles carrying such goods was taken into account.
Bayramov also noted the need to prevent similar cases
in the future.
“It will be possible for Armenian residents to
continue crossing the Lachin border checkpoint for medical purposes
with the help of the ICRC in compliance with the necessary rules,”
the minister said.
Regarding the issue of supplying the residents of
Armenia, Bayramov noted that the Azerbaijani side has the
opportunity to assist them through the Aghdam-Khankendi road.
The sides also exchanged views on other issues of
mutual interest.
Will be updated
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