Blinken stresses need for free movement through Lachin corridor

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday held a phone call with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev to underscore the need for free movement of persons and cargo through the Lachin corridor.

Blinken expressed continued U.S. support for the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace discussions and the “need for creativity, flexibility, and compromise in the negotiations”, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a readout of the phone call.

“Secretary Blinken underscored the need for free transit of commercial, humanitarian, and private vehicles through the Lachin corridor.  He stressed the need for both parties to keep up positive momentum in talks toward a durable and dignified peace,” he added.