Ned Price, US State Department Spokesperson, referring to the unblocking of the Lachin Corridor, noted that the obstacles to the transportation of goods should be removed.
“When it comes to the Lachin corridor, the Secretary raised this in his engagement with the prime minister and with the president in Munich last weekend. He underscored the need for free and open commercial and private transit through the Lachin corridor. He also called on the parties to open other transportation routes. We think it in the first instance is incumbent on the parties themselves to resolve these impediments to the free flow of goods, including humanitarian assistance to the people who need it most in this corridor, and we’re going to focus our diplomacy on attempting to bring – to help bring that about,” Ned Price stated.
He also said that the US is ready to support Armenia and Azerbaijan “to make progress on complex issues.”
“We have made clear through our word and our deed that we are ready and able to help the parties – Armenia and Azerbaijan – advance progress on these very difficult questions in any way that we can. We have done so bilaterally, we have done so trilaterally with the parties, including when Secretary Blinken sat down with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts in Munich. We are and have been working with and through our partners. We’re very supportive of the EU process,” Price said.
He also informed that Charles Michel proposed to host a meeting between the parties in Brussels, noted that it is a good opportunity, it would be good if they agree and continue the progress we have made in recent weeks.
