On January 17, 2023, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov.

APA reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released information about this.

During the phone conversation, current issues on the agenda of bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia, including the current situation around the Lachin road, were discussed.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov stressed that it is the legitimate right of Azerbaijani citizens to protest against illegal economic activities, including the exploitation of natural resources and abuse of the Lachin road, in the territories of Azerbaijan where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is stationed.

in this regard, he pointed out that it is necessary to fulfill the rightful demands of the protesters.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said that the claims about the closure of the Lachin road by Azerbaijan, the blockade of Armenian residents living in the territories of Azerbaijan, and the creation of a humanitarian crisis are groundless.

In this regard, it was emphasized that dozens of vehicles, cars of the peacekeeping contingent, International Red Cross Committee, and Armenian ambulances pass through Lachin road every day, which refutes the baseless claims of the Armenian side.

At the same time, it was stated that it is unacceptable for people who present themselves as "representatives" of Armenian residents living in Azerbaijan to obstruct the population from using the road and artificially create the impression of a "blockade" and a "humanitarian crisis".

During the telephone conversation, opinions were also exchanged on other issues of mutual interest.

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There was a telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Russia.

According to the information provided by the Moscow correspondent of APA with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, on January 17, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov discussed a number of pressing issues of the bilateral and regional agenda during a telephone conversation.

The Russian side emphasized the importance of fully opening the traffic along the Lachin Corridor as soon as possible in accordance with the parameters defined in the tripartite Statement dated November 9, 2020.

The importance of achieving mutually acceptable solutions on all related issues for the restoration of comprehensive work on the main tracks of the normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations based on the agreements between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia was also emphasized.