EU: Aghdam-Khankandi road may be used to meet needs of Karabakh Armenians

The use of the Aghdam-Khankandi road for supply might be part of a sustainable solution to meet the needs of the Armenian residents of the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, reads the statement by the spokesperson of the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, Report informs.

"The EU notes that the use of the Aghdam road to provide supplies can also be part of a concrete and sustainable solution to the provision of urgent and daily basic needs. Discussions on these elements had started following the last meeting of the leaders in Brussels on July 15, 2023," reads the statement.

"All the above efforts have only one goal: ensure irreversible normalization of relations between Baku and Yerevan for the benefit of all populations on the ground. It is now time for courageous compromise solutions, also in light of today's escalation.

The EU has been engaged with other international actors in these efforts, through regular personal contacts and exchanges of views on how best address the current unsustainable situation."

Since the morning of September 1, the units of the Armenian armed forces located in the Zod direction of the Basarkechar region have been shelling the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kalbajar direction from small arms of various calibers, mortars, artillery mounts and attack UAVs. As a result of the Armenian provocation, three Azerbaijani servicemen were injured.