ArmInfoAt a meeting with journalists, US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy touched upon the illegal actions committed by the Azerbaijani military on the Goris- Kapan road of the Syunik region of Armenia.
"What we see in Syunik region, in particular, on the Goris-Kapan road, is very important. In this sense, we have constantly emphasized that after the ceasefire statement of November 9, there is a need for a comprehensive settlement, and that Armenia and Azerbaijan should be able to achieve long-term peace ", - stated the head of the American diplomatic mission in Armenia.
On September 12, the National Security Service of Armenia reported that as of September 12, 12:00pm , the Azerbaijani police began to stop trucks with Iranian numbers on the section of Eyvazli (near the Armenian village of Vorotan) of the Goris-Kapan highway under its control. In connection with the situation, the parliamentary "Hayastan" faction ("Armenia") demanded to find a format for organizing a discussion of the situation with the participation of the head of the National Security Service. As Artsvik Minasyan stated, the report of the NSS of Armenia not only does not follow from the national interests of the Republic of Armenia, but "it is toothless and about nothing," moreover, "Azerbaijani terminology is fully used in the report of the NSS." Vahe Hakobyan, a MP from Hayastan bloc, former governor of the Syunik region, told reporters that "under the conditions of permissiveness, the Azerbaijani side becomes impudent, stops Iranian trucks.
On September 13, the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan announced th at Baku had established control on the section of the Goris-Kapan road passing through the Syunik region of Armenia "in accordance with the Azerbaijani tax code." "According to the code, vehicles are subject to road tax, as well as a state duty for obtaining a permit regulating international road transport in the territory of Azerbaijan," the ministry said in a statement.