BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 17. Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and his Russian
counterpart Sergey Lavrov have held a telephone dialog, Trend
stories citing Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
During the dialog, present points on the agenda of
bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia, in addition to the
present scenario in reference to the Lachin highway, had been
mentioned.
Bayramov burdened that the residents of Azerbaijan have a authorized
proper to protest towards unlawful financial actions, together with the
exploitation of pure assets and the abuse of the Lachin highway
within the territories of Azerbaijan the place the Russian peacekeeping
contingent is quickly deployed. In this regard, he famous the
want to satisfy the legit calls for of the protesters.
The minister added that the accusations in regards to the alleged
closure of the Lachin highway by Azerbaijan, the blockade of Armenian
residents dwelling within the territory of Azerbaijan, and the creation
of a humanitarian disaster are unfounded. In this regard, it was
emphasised that dozens of automobiles of the peacekeeping contingent,
the International Committee of the Red Cross, Armenian ambulances
cross day by day alongside the Lachin highway, which refutes the unfounded
claims of the Armenian aspect.
At the identical time, it was declared inadmissible for individuals
posing as “representatives” of Armenian residents dwelling in
Azerbaijan to stop using the highway by the inhabitants and
thereby artificially attempt to create the impression of a “blockade”
and a “humanitarian crisis”.
The sides additionally exchanged views on different problems with mutual
curiosity.