Azerbaijan Says Karabakh Separatists 'Pose Threat' To Flights

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev poses with European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels on July 14.

Azerbaijan on July 15 accused Armenian separatists in its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region of using radio interference against passenger aircraft in its airspace, as the arch-foe countries are to hold EU-mediated peace talks. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinan are set to meet on July 15 in Brussels for a round of talks aimed at resolving the conflict for the control of Armenian-populated Karabakh. European Council President Charles Michel will mediate the discussions, which come amid renewed tensions after Azerbaijan closed the Lachin Corridor, the sole land link between Karabakh and Armenia.