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A truck from Russia, which was supposed to deliver food cargo along the Aghdam-Khankendi road to Armenian residents of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh, has been standing in Barda (the city in Azerbaijan) for the second day already, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Trend.
The delay in the passage of the truck is due to the refusal of the separatists in Karabakh to accept this cargo.
At the same time, a truck of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) stands ready on the territory of Armenia near the Lachin border crossing point. Although the Azerbaijani side is ready to ensure its passage across the border in accordance with the legislation of Azerbaijan, the separatists don’t accept this cargo either, since in this case an ICRC truck would have to drive parallel to the Aghdam road towards Askeran (a settlement near Khankendi), and they don’t want this.
This indicates a completely inadequate behavior of the separatists. They don’t accept cargo from either Russia or the ICRC.
Besides, the Azerbaijani Red Crescent Society organized the delivery of food on August 29 to meet the needs of people of Armenian origin living in the Karabakh Economic Region of Azerbaijan.
A food convoy sent from Baku has been waiting for 14 days on the Aghdam-Khankendi road. Two trucks with 40 tons of flour are waiting in front of the post of Russian peacekeepers [temporarily stationed in Azerbaijan under the trilateral statement signed by Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian leaders following the 2020 second Karabakh war] on the Aghdam-Khankendi road.
Employees and volunteers of the Azerbaijani Red Crescent Society spend the night in tents set up on the territory.
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The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Sunday morning issued a statement on Nagorno-Karabakh urging the leaders against taking any actions that raise tensions or distract from this goal, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Turan.
“The use of force to resolve disputes is unacceptable,” Blinken said in a statement.
The United States is ‘deeply concerned’ about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“We note that humanitarian supplies are positioned near both the Lachin and Aghdam routes, and we repeat our call for the immediate and simultaneous opening of both corridors to allow passage of desperately needed humanitarian supplies to the men, women, and children in Nagorno-Karabakh,” the Secretary noted.
He went on to add, “In light of the recent increase in tensions in the South Caucasus, the United States will continue to strongly support efforts by Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve outstanding issues through direct dialogue, with the aim of achieving a dignified and enduring peace. We reiterate that any peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan must protect the rights and security of the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh. We also encourage dialogue between Baku and residents of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
The statement concludes: “The United States further reaffirms the only way forward is peace, dialogue, and the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the basis of mutual respect for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
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