EU Reaffirms Support For Reopening Lachin Corridor To Nagorno-Karabakh

A convoy of Armenian trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Karabakh has been blocked at the checkpoint for days.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has reaffirmed in a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Miyrzoyan the bloc's support for the reopening of the Lachin Corridor, the only link between Armenia and the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been blocked for months by Azerbaijan. "Important call w/ Armenia FM Ararat Mirzoyan on humanitarian situation affecting Karabakh Armenians. Reiterated EU support to reopen Lachin Corridor without delay to enable humanitarian aid delivery," Borrell wrote on Twitter. Azerbaijan last month completely suspended traffic through a checkpoint on the corridor. A convoy of Armenian trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Karabakh has been blocked at the checkpoint for days. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Armenian Service, click here.