BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 9. Armenia
deliberately escalates the situation in the region using various
pretexts, spreading such claims as “blockade” and “humanitarian
crisis” in the region, which impedes the peace process, Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said, Trend reports.
He has made the remark during a telephone conversation with
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian
Affairs Yuri Kim.
At the same time, he stressed that the ongoing claims of Armenia
to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan, its
refusal to completely withdraw the Armenian armed forces from the
territories of Azerbaijan, its interference in the internal affairs
of Azerbaijan are unacceptable.
He recalled that Armenia continues its provocations against the
Lachin border checkpoint established by Azerbaijan on its sovereign
territory, but despite this, the Azerbaijani side creates
conditions for the passage of Armenian residents in both
directions.
Bayramov noted that, despite the fact that Azerbaijan offered
Aghdam-Khankendi road and other alternative routes for the
transportation of goods, the Armenian side creates obstacles on the
roads for the transportation of goods and opposes the
transportation of goods along these roads, which once again proves
that the allegations about the “blockade” and the “humanitarian
situation” are political manipulation.
