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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell on Thursday, December 12 discussed the situation around the Lachin corridor which has been blocked by Baku-supported protesters for almost two weeks now, Interfax-Azerbaijan reports citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

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The two reportedly also discussed the EU mission to Armenia, days after a Borrell announced a decision to deploy a “transitional planning assistance team in Armenia to enhance the EU’s awareness of the security situation.”

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Bayramov defended the protesterss move as “legal” even as they have blocked the sole road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to the rest of the world, raising fears for a potential humanitarian crisis.

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According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Borrell expressed concern about the current tensions in the region and stressed the importance of the commitment to the peace agenda between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

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For almost two weeks now, the key road has been blocked by Azerbaijanis who claim to be environmentalists. Azerbaijan had also deprived the people of Karabakh of gas supplies.