12:14, 1 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 1, ARMENPRESS. United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held a phone call with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on April 30 and expressed “deep concern” that Azerbaijan’s establishment of a checkpoint on the Lachin corridor undermines efforts to establish confidence in the peace process and called for reopening the Lachin corridor.

“Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev today to underscore the importance of Azerbaijan-Armenia peace discussions and pledged continued U.S. support.  Secretary Blinken shared his belief that peace was possible.  He also expressed the United States’ deep concern that Azerbaijan’s establishment of a checkpoint on the Lachin corridor undermines efforts to establish confidence in the peace process, and emphasized the importance of reopening the Lachin corridor to commercial and private vehicles as soon as possible,” the State Department said in a readout of the call.