"During the last two days, the protest action carried out by representatives of the Azerbaijani civil society and environmental activists on the Shusha-Lachin (Shusha-Khankandi section) road is an indicator of the rightful dissatisfaction of the Azerbaijani public, and this position of the civil society should be respected," Hikmat Hajiyev, assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration, said in a meeting with the representatives of the diplomatic corps together with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Elnur Mammadov, Report informs.
Hajiyev said that the claims of the Armenian side about the supposed closure of the Lachin road, the humanitarian disaster in the region and ethnic cleansing are firmly rejected.
He noted the importance of preventing Armenia from using the Lachin-Khankandi road for military purposes, transporting mines and illegally extracted natural resources.