Yerevan, Armenia: Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday urged international unity against Azerbaijan's "illegal blockade" of the Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh, and announced fresh EU-mediated peace talks with Baku.
A view of an Azerbaijani checkpoint recently set up at the entry of the Lachin corridor, the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's only land link with Armenia, by a bridge across the Hakari river on May 2, 2023. Azerbaijan on July 11, 2023 temporarily shut its checkpoint at the sole road linking breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia, accusing the Armenian branch of the Red Cross of smuggling. Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars over the mountainous enclave of Karabakh that left tens of thousands dead. Moscow brokered a ceasefire after the latest bout of fighting in 2020 and posted peacekeepers along the Lachin corridor. AFP PHOTO