PARIS, Dec 23 French President Emmanuel Macron in conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called for free movement between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Elysee Palace.
«During telephone conversations, Macron told Aliyev of his strong concern over the resumption of tension in the South Caucasus and called for free movement along the entire length of the Lachin corridor,» the media reported.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation previously reported that on December 12, the Azerbaijani side blocked the Stepanakert-Goris road, the only highway that connects Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, which is why the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent is negotiating with representatives of Azerbaijan to resume the unhindered movement of civilian transport in this direction . The US State Department also called on the Azerbaijani side to unblock the Lachin corridor. Baku calls what is happening a protest action of civil activists and environmentalists against the «illegal activities of the Armenian side».