YEREVAN, March 30. /TASS/. Azerbaijan's statement that Armenia is transferring arms to Nagorno-Karabakh is a propaganda lie to prepare for escalation, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a government meeting on Thursday.

"Information about military shipments from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh is a propaganda lie, the purpose of which is to set up grounds for another aggression," he said.

When commenting on the Azerbaijani side's statement that units of that country's armed forces have taken control of a number of heights and territories in the Lachin region on the border with Armenia, Pashinyan said that there was a change in the route from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh.

"In August 2022, the authorities of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to change the route of the Lachin corridor by opening a new road. However, since the road connecting the Lachin corridor with Armenia was not fully ready, a temporary route was launched. According to the agreement, this route should operate until April 1 of this year. Yesterday we informed the Azerbaijani side that the Armenian side opened the new road and our border guards would protect it. As a result of all this, there have been no changes in the Armenian positions," he explained.