The Azerbaijani side continued to closely monitor the activation of military routes, demanding that the Russian command take urgent and immediate action.
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With Azerbaijan getting progressively closer to Israel as of late, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian regime see this is a major threat to their interests on the northern frontier.
Video and photo materials taken at noon on 03/07/2023 reflect the movement of a military convoy along the dirt road Khankendi-Khalfali-Turshsu.
In the course of the meeting, the parties had preliminary discussions on the reintegration of the Armenian residents of the Karabakh region into the Republic of Azerbaijan as per the Constitution and the laws of Azerbaijan.
Armenian occupation of Nagorno- Karabakh forced around one million Azerbaijanis to flee their homes until the region was liberated in the fall of 2020.
Recent months have seen Azerbaijani protesters appear on the Lachin road leading to the parts of Karabakh controlled by Armenian separatists. While such actions may appear inconsequential at first glance, they are emblematic of a wider standoff that could impact regional peace.
Russia is manipulating the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan to further its interests.
Apparently, after some lull, a new stage of negotiations on a final peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia has begun. Admittedly, it is still impossible to say on which platform these talks are proceeding.
Baku thus is under pressure to lift the blockade of the Lachin Corridor. In truth, Azerbaijan certainly does not want to lose its standing in the West or become involved in a broader war.
The idea of sending UN peacekeepers to Karabakh is hardly realistic, as the Russian peacekeeping contingent is effectively carrying out the mission of restoring peace and security in the region, said Pyotr Ilyichev, Director of the International Organizations Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The International Crisis Group says in a report published this week that Azerbaijan and Armenia are very close to starting a third war with each other.
The government of Azerbaijan has issued the following points related to interstate arbitration procedure under the Bern Convention in the context of eco-protest in the Khankendi-Lachin road:
An unlikely group of youth, eco-activists and religious leaders find themselves at the centre of the latest in a long series of disputes between bitter enemies, Azerbaijanis and Armenians.
Russia’s “peace-keeping” troops in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan are pursuing Moscow’s plan to transform the area into another Crimea. Since its emplacement in Karabakh after the September 2020 war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the 2,000-strong force has become a focal point for Russia’s continuing power projection in the South Caucasus.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with EU support, has equipped special mine clearance teams in Azerbaijan.
More than a month has passed since Azerbaijani eco-activists began protesting along the section of the Lachin road that passes close to the Azerbaijani city of Shusha.
Chairman of the Board of the Geological Exploration Agency Ali Aliyev revealed at a briefing the names of the foreign companies that illegally exploited Azerbaijani mineral deposits during the occupation of Azerbaijani territories.
The news agenda of the South Caucasus has been filled with the protests of Azerbaijani eco-activists on the Lachin–Khankendi road. On this road, which starts on the Azerbaijan–Armenia border and extends to the Azerbaijani city of Khankendi, civil protests have been organized since 12 December 2022.
South Caucasus, Karabakh, Lachin corridor have always been of great importance in terms of strategic location, natural resources, minerals.
Only 40,000 Armenians live in Karabakh, said Vigen Khachatryan, an MP of the ruling Civil Contract party. Claiming that "the tension comes from the interests of Russia and Azerbaijan," the Armenian MP said that "it is necessary to shift to a direct dialogue between Stepanakert (Khankendi—Ed.) and Baku."
On the eve of January 8, the "state minister" of the remnants of the separatist entity Ruben Vardanyan made another appeal, of which there have been plenty lately.
Unhindered delivery of food and other goods from the territory of Armenia to Khankendi in the required volumes continues as usual along the Lachin road, where the action of Azerbaijani eco-activists is taking place.
Projects in the liberated territories can be a model for economic growth in the rest of Azerbaijan, Antonio Nucifora, Practice Manager for Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment in Europe and Central Asia Region of the World Bank Group, said in an exclusive interview with Trend.
Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova has commented on the situation on the Lachin road.