US urged Azerbaijan Thursday to “immediately” allow the entry of aid into the Armenian-majority region of Nagorno-Karabakh, to which Baku closes the only road, amid the international community’s concern about the difficult humanitarian situation there, according to the Washington Times. For several months, Baku has closed the Lachin Corridor, the only one linking Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, attributing this to “security reasons.” US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller expressed in a statement “deep concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation” in the region. “We reiterate our demand for the immediate reopening of the Lachin Corridor to humanitarian assistance, goods and individuals,” he said. He called on officials in Armenia and Azerbaijan to reach “without delay an agreement on ways to deliver the necessary goods.”
Source: Jordan News Agency