ArmInfo.The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has responded to today's proposal by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to allow humanitarian cargo from the Republic of Armenia to pass to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to "strengthen the atmosphere of trust".
On July 26, Armenia sent a humanitarian convoy to Nagorno-Karabakh (361 tons - flour, pasta, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, milk powder, salt, baby food and medicines on 19 trucks), which since yesterday in the border zone near Kornidzor waiting for a response from the Russian peacekeepers. "We've asked the Russian peacekeepers deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh to accept the cargo and transport it to Nagorno- Karabakh, which is in a humanitarian crisis due to the illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor for about 8 months. Azerbaijan prevents the entry of a humanitarian convoy. This behavior is incomprehensible and unacceptable," the prime minister said today. "Nevertheless, Yerevan is waiting for a positive reaction from the RPC and official Baku for the passage of humanitarian cargo to Nagorno-Karabakh. < Otherwise, this would only confirm the fears about Baku's genocidal intentions. And access of the humanitarian cargo into Nagorno Karabakh would contribute to the peace efforts in the region and would be a positive step on the path of establishing an atmosphere of trust >, Pashinn said.
<The sending of automobile convoys by the Armenian side under the pretext of "humanitarian cargo" to the "sovereign territories of Azerbaijan" without agreement with our country is another provocation against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan. Encouraging this provocation at the level of the Armenian state and the prime minister is unacceptable>, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a comment.