Azerbaijan’s Checkpoint on Lachin Corridor Contradicts Ceasefire Agreement, Says French Foreign Minister

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who earlier had urged Baku to end the Artsakh blockade, on Friday said that the checkpoint installed by Azerbaijan on the Lachin Corridor contradicts the November 9, 2020 agreement. She also said Azerbaijani military advance into the sovereign territory of Armenia is unacceptable.

Colonna, who is in Yerevan, met with Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Friday and also visited Jermuk, which was hit hard during Azerbaijan’s breach of Armenia’s sovereign borders in September.

“If Azerbaijan is concerned about the transparency of flows, there are several other methods to approach this issue, rather than taking unilateral steps. Fair and sustainable peace means peace that respects and protects human rights,” Colonna said during a joint press conference with Mirzoyan on Friday.