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YEREVAN, JULY 18, ARMENPRESS. A group of young people blocked the Askeran-Akna road with concrete barriers, ARMENPRESS reports, citing ARTSAKHPESS, activist Arshak Abrahamyan, founder of “Vernatun” youth analytical center, announced on his Facebook page.
Earlier, in a meeting with the newly appointed Russian ambassador, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov repeated Baku’s proposal that “Aghdam-Khankendi highway can be used to meet the needs of the Armenian residents of Azerbaijan”.
Since December, the Azerbaijani side has been keeping the Goris-Stepanakert road / Lachin Corridor, which is of vital importance for Artsakh, closed for various reasons. As a result of the blockade, a humanitarian crisis has unfolded in Artsakh.
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