Published September 01,2023
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European Council President Charles Michel‘s workplace mentioned on Friday that the EU had proposed a plan to “gradually reopen” the Lachin highway linking the Karabakh area to Armenia, in addition to the Aghdam-Khankendi highway.
Michel’s workforce and the EU’s particular consultant for the South Caucasus, Toivo Klaar, “have been in frequent contact with Baku, Yerevan, and representatives of Karabakh Armenians to work out a solution for unblocking access” between Karabakh and Armenia, Michel’s spokesperson, Ecaterina Casinge, mentioned in an announcement.
“Michel has proposed a step-by-step approach which would reflect a sequencing in the full-fledged operation of the Lachin corridor and the opening of the Agdam route,” Casinge additional mentioned.
According to the EU’s place, “the Lachin corridor must be unblocked” in keeping with the choice of the Hague-based International Court of Justice, she pressured.
The EU diplomats additionally famous that the usage of the choice Aghdam-Khankendi highway, prompt earlier by Azerbaijan, “to provide supplies can also be part of a concrete and sustainable solution to the provision of urgent and daily basic needs.”
The EU aspect has additionally argued for addressing “legacies of the conflict to facilitate a long-term sustainable resolution” past the present state of affairs, Casinge defined.
Despite ongoing talks over a long-term peace settlement, tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia rose in current months over the Lachin highway, the one land route giving Armenia entry to the Karabakh area.
In April, Azerbaijan established a border checkpoint to stop the unlawful transport of army arms and gear to the area.
According to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, the “wide-range abuse of the Lachin road by Armenia over past three years necessitated Azerbaijan’s legitimate and legal action of establishing a border check-point.”
Armenia accused Azerbaijan of inflicting a “humanitarian crisis” within the area that Baku denied, proposing the usage of the Aghdam-Khankendi highway for shipments to the area.
Michel, who presides over conferences of EU leaders and represents the bloc in worldwide affairs, has made important diplomatic efforts for reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan following their battle in 2020.
Relations between the previous Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been tense since 1991 when the Armenian army occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
