Azerbaijan has restored natural gas supplies to Nagorno-Karabakh while continuing to block the sole road connecting the territory to Armenia, the de facto authorities in Stepanakert said on December 16. Gas supplies were blocked on December 13, one day after a group of Azerbaijanis began the road blockade, allegedly to protest mining in Karabakh although many appear to be more supporters of the Azerbaijani government rather than environmental activists. The blockade has caused standoffs with Russian troops who are deployed in the area, known as the Lachin Corridor, as part of a Kremlin-negotiated deal that ended a conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020. To read the full story by RFE/RL's Armenian Service, click here.
Natural Gas Flowing Again To Nagorno-Karabakh
In recent days, a group of Azerbaijanis have been blockading the Lachin Corridor, which links Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.