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Armenia rejects the proposal for a border checkpoint that would end the abuse of the Lachin road - MFA

23 February 2023 00:08 (UTC +04:00)

"The evaluation of Azerbaijan's proposal to establish a border checkpoint to prevent abuse of the Lachin road in connection with the exploitation of Azerbaijan's natural resources, the illegal rotation of Armenian armed forces, the transportation of mines and ammunition, and the illegal crossing of citizens of third countries into Azerbaijan's territory, as an application of force demonstrates once again that Armenia is not interested in providing transparency on the Lachin road," said in a comment of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry to Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Luxembourg's Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Affairs Jan Asselborn's statements, APA reports.

"The rejection of the proposal by the Armenian side for a border checkpoint that will put an end to the abuse of the Lachin road, which was intended only for humanitarian purposes, once again shows that the true intention of the Armenian side is to repeat its claims that the protests have created a "blockade" and a "tense humanitarian situation" and to continue using the road for illegal purposes, contrary to the Tripartite Statement of November 10, 2020. This proves once again that the claims that the protests on the Lachin road caused a "humanitarian situation" have no basis, and Armenia uses this claim only for political purposes," the Ministry said.