Saturday, September 2 2023 15:16

ArmInfo During the trilateral meeting held in Brussels on July 15 with the participation  of the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and the President of the  European Council no agreement was made on alternative routes for  transportation of cargo to Nagorno-Karabakh. Moreover, the Republic  of Armenia has no authority and cannot discuss issues related to  other roads for cargo transportation to Nagorno-Karabakh.

This is stated in the answer of Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign  Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ani Badalyan to a media question  about the claims of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry that during this  meeting an agreement was allegedly reached on the transportation of  cargo to Nagorno-Karabakh by other routes.

" We would like to stress that The Republic of Armenia has reiterated  many times its principled position on the imperative to lift the  illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor in accordance with the  Trilateral statement of November 9, 2020 and the legally binding  orders of the International Court of Justice of February 22 and July  6, 2023. 

It is noteworthy that the statements made by the President of the  European Council after the meeting on July 15, as well as by his  spokesperson on September 1, do not indicate such an "agreement".  Azerbaijan, following its established pattern of behaviour, tries to  manipulate various references to the topic and present them as an  agreement. In their statements, international partners have  continuously and unequivocally emphasised the importance of lifting  the blockade of the Lachin corridor and that recalling other roads  cannot be seen as an alternative to Azerbaijan's obligation to lift  the blockade of the Lachin corridor.

Once again, we firmly emphasise that the Republic of Armenia has in  its agenda only the issue of lifting the blockade of the Lachin  corridor, the road established to ensure the unimpeded connection  between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, and Armenia is not going to get  engaged in discussions on any other roads," the Spokesperson of the  RA MFA noted.