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Hikmat Hajiyev: Azerbaijan also offered the Fuzuli-Shusha road to Armenian residents of Garabagh

Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to President of Azerbaijan

16 August 2023 13:36 (UTC +04:00)

“We see this road we are standing on, as well as the Aghdam-Khankandi road, as a part of the integration of the Armenian residents of Garabagh into the political, economic, and social sphere of Azerbaijan, Assistant to President of Azerbaijan-Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev told journalists as foreign diplomats visited Aghdam, APA reports.

"Firstly, this is a factor that serves integration, secondly, it is more efficient and cheaper in terms of transportation, and at the same time, along with the delivery of goods from the main part of Azerbaijan to Garabagh, it also provides access to the main transport infrastructure system of Azerbaijan for the residents of Garabagh. This road does not in any way negate the Lachin road, but it is always good to have one or several roads at the same time," Hikmat Hajiyev noted.

The assistant to the President noted that Azerbaijan also offered Fuzuli-Shusha Road to Armenian residents of Garabagh which can be used for the delivery of cargo and goods: “This is no longer a diplomatic secret and we also noted that on the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was agreed on August 5th that ICRC will deliver these humanitarian cargoes to Khankandi through this road. We further agreed that after 24 hours the Lachin-Khankandi road will be opened by observing the border and customs regime of Azerbaijan, following the laws. A meeting was planned between the representative of Azerbaijan and the representative of Armenian residents of Garabagh in the city of Yevlakh as part of the agreement, and we were ready to discuss all reintegration and social infrastructure projects. After we declared this road open for use, the Armenians started putting blocks and concrete barriers on that road. Then they started accusing Azerbaijan. As the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev Shusha told international journalists at the Global Media Forum, now look who is blocking whom. Armenia blocks roads, and Azerbaijan simply opens and builds roads, not only land roads but also railway lines."