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Posted 9/10/2023, 8:16:00 AM

Azerbaijan and Armenia Disagree Over Reopening Roads to Karabakh

Hikmet Hajiev, an advisor to the Azerbaijani president, denied reaching a deal to reopen roads between Karabakh and Armenia.
Hajiev said Azerbaijan offered to open the roads simultaneously, but Karabakh authorities refused.
Azerbaijan will maintain border control on the Lachin corridor linking Karabakh to Armenia.
The road to Azerbaijan will open for the first time since 1988 for aid shipments, a key Azerbaijani demand.
Armenian media reported Karabakh agreed to open the road to Azerbaijan to lift the blockade on the Lachin corridor.

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