US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the press service of the Azerbaijani leader reports.
During a telephone conversation, an exchange of views on issues related to the opening of the roads of Agdam-Khandi and Lachyn-Khanidi was conducted.
“Aliyev emphasized that Armenia and the notorious separatist regime created and supported and supported by her in the Karabakh region do not deliberately allow the opening of the Agdam-Khandi road, they repair artificial obstacles and obstacles to prevent the use of this road, refused the preliminary agreement on the transportation of goods for this the road through the International Committee of the Red Cross. The President of Azerbaijan noted that the refusal in this form of the use of the Agdam-Khandi road is a political manipulation and a focused lie for the statement that there is supposedly a humanitarian or food crisis in this territory. After the opening of the road, the Agdam-Khandi can be opened Lachyn-Hankendi road using the rules of the customs and border-control regime of Azerbaijan is opened. President Ilham Aliyev said that all manifestations of separatism are unacceptable for our state, ”the statement said.
Azerbaijan President noted that delivery by Armenia to the Azerbaijani border and receipt of the Lashyn, cargo, as they say, humanitarian use without agreement with the Azerbaijani side is an intervention in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan, disrespect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country In the message.
Aliyev also noted that such a policy of Armenia seriously harms negotiations under a peace treaty.
According to him, on the line of the Azerbaijani Society of the Red Crescent to this territory, food goods were delivered to this territory, but the illegal separatist regime abandoned them.
“Aliyev recalled that, despite the invitation of Azerbaijan, representatives of the Armenian population of Karabakh to the capital of Baku and other cities of our country to conduct discussions related to reintegration issues, they refused this,” the press service said.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that he will continue to continue efforts aimed at signing a peace treaty and normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, emphasized that he maintains direct contacts between Baku and Hankendi.