The USA once again urges Azerbaijan to open the Lachin corridor

On August 15, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Vedant Patel held a briefing where he commented on Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.

“We remain deeply concerned about the continued closure of the Lachin corridor, specifically its closure to commercial, humanitarian, and private vehicles. The halting of this kind of humanitarian traffic, in our opinion, it worsens the humanitarian situation and it undermines the efforts that have been in place to build confidence in the peace process. And so we urge the Government of Azerbaijan to restore free transit of commercial, humanitarian, and private vehicles through this corridor.”

Patel noted that the USA expects the discussion in the UN Security Council on Nagorno-Karabakh will be productive.

“We have consistently emphasized and reiterated the fact that direct dialogue is essential to resolving this longstanding conflict, and we think that any engagements that ultimately bring peace and stability to the people of South Caucasus would be a good thing and a positive step forward,” he said.