Azerbaijani authorities said they had set up the first checkpoint at the entrance to the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Armenia with the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
"Today at 12.00:XNUMX local time, a border checkpoint was set up on the territory of Azerbaijan, at the entrance to the Lachin-Hankendi road," the authorities announced, adding that this was in response to a similar decision by the Armenian authorities.
Such a measure was introduced "in order to prevent the illegal transportation of manpower, weapons and mines from the territory of Armenia for illegal formations of Armenian 'bandits' in the territory of Azerbaijan," the statement added.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan stated that the establishment of the checkpoint "will serve the transparency of movement and the rule of law."
The Russian peacekeeping forces deployed in the region were informed of that decision.
Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed in 2020 over control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The conflict ended with a peace agreement recognizing the victory of the Azerbaijani forces. The agreement was reached with the help of Russia.
Nagorno-Karabakh, a predominantly Armenian territory, broke away from Azerbaijan, leading to a war that claimed 90 lives in the 30.000s.
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