Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers discuss the KarU.S.h crisis in the U.S. The foreign ministries of Baku and Yerevan announced that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on Monday to de-escalate tensions.
Tensions are back. Azerbaijan built a roadblock at the start of the Lachin Corridor, the only route linking Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh.
Karabakh is officially part of Azerbaijan but largely inhabited by Armenians. Azerbaijan agreed to keep the highway open as part of a 2020 Russian-brokered truce that ended a six-week conflict.
The standoff tests Russia’s ability to settle regional problems. Armenia, a mutual self-defense partner of Russia, has repeatedly asked Moscow to employ its peacekeeping force to stop Azerbaijan’s “gross violation” of the peace treaty.
Armenian armament supply to Nagorno-Karabakh prompted Azerbaijan to set up the checkpoint. Yerevan denies it.
Washington negotiations were anticipated to fail. Nevertheless, Blinken met delegates from both nations individually before a three-way meeting on Monday.
Armenia’s foreign ministry claimed it “discussed” ties with Azerbaijan and “touched upon the humanitarU.S.’ situation due to Azerbaijan’s illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor, U.S.’.SE.U.S.’.’h the U.S.’ top ambassador.
After another military flare-up last year, ArmE.UE.U.E.U..U.anted the E.U. and France to mediate, but Azerbaijan refused.
After calling on Azerbaijan to open the route to the disputed territory, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna fought with Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku and Yerevan last week.
Washington was “deeply concerned” when Azerbaijan established the roadblock.
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