Azerbaijan blocks a second section of Armenia interstate roadAugust 26, 2021 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani military has blocked another section of an interstate road in Armenia's Syunik province, Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan said on Thursday, August 26. The National Security Service confirmed earlier that the Armenian side is working to restore traffic on Karmrakar-Shurnukh section of the Kapan-Goris highway blocked by the Azerbaijani side since Wednesday evening. Tatoyan now says that another section of the same road – the one connecting the town of Goris to the village of Vorotan – has been blocked too. "This is an interstate road that ensures the normal movement of the civilian population of the Republic of Armenia and is directly connected with the normal life of the people," Tatoyan said in a statement. "These criminal acts of the Azerbaijani armed forces violate the right of people to free movement and completely disrupt the normal life. Their very presence on these roads is a violation of the right to life and other internationally guaranteed vital rights." Civilian vehicles were initially trapped on the road but were evacuated thanks to negotiations with the participation of Russian and Armenian border guards. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |