  Azerbaijan defends closure of Karabakh corridor December 23, 2022 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 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. 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.” 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. 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. 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.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
