Current:Home > NewsBeleaguered Armenian region in Azerbaijan accepts urgent aid shipment -AssetTrainer
Beleaguered Armenian region in Azerbaijan accepts urgent aid shipment
View
Date:2025-04-14 22:06:31
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Authorities in an isolated ethnic Armenian region of Azerbaijan on Tuesday allowed entry of a humanitarian aid shipment in a step toward easing a dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan that has blocked transport to the region since late last year.
The region, called Nagorno-Karabakh, has been under the control of ethnic Armenians since the 1994 end of a separatist war. That war had left much of the surrounding territory under Armenian control as well, but Azerbaijan regained that territory in a six-week-long war with Armenia in 2020; Nagorno-Karabakh itself remained outside Azerbaijani control.
Under the armistice that ended the war, Russia deployed some 3,000 peacekeeping troops in Nagorno-Karabakh and were to ensure that the sole road connecting the enclave to Armenia would remain open. However, Azerbaijan began blocking the road in December, alleging Armenians were using it to ship weapons and smuggle minerals.
The blockage caused serious food shortages in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan proposed that food be sent in on a road leading from the town of Agdam, but the region’s authorities resisted the proposal because of concern that it was a strategy to absorb Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan agreed this week that both the Agdam road and the road to Armenia, called the Lachin Corridor, could be used for aid shipments under International Committee of the Red Cross auspices.
The aid delivered on Tuesday includes 1,000 food sets including flour, pasta and stewed meat, along with bed linen and soap.
“We regard the fact that the cargo was delivered precisely along the ... road as a positive step and an important shift towards the opening of this road,” said Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizade.
veryGood! (3)
Related
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- New Hampshire man convicted of killing daughter, 5, whose body has not been found
- The Excerpt podcast: The ethics of fast fashion should give all of us pause
- Proposed Louisiana bill would eliminate parole opportunity for most convicted in the future
- Brianna LaPaglia Reveals The Meaning Behind Her "Chickenfry" Nickname
- Volkswagen to recall 261,000 cars to fix pump problem that can let fuel leak and increase fire risk
- A Progress Report on the IRA Shows Electric Vehicle Adoption Is Going Well. Renewable Energy Deployment, Not So Much
- Restaurant worker is rewarded for hard work with a surprise visit from her Marine daughter
- How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
- Can Jennifer Lopez's 'This Is Me... Now' say anything new?
Ranking
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- Mischa Barton confirms she dated 'The O.C.' co-star Ben McKenzie
- A Los Angeles woman was arrested in Russia on charges of treason. Here’s what we know
- AT&T’s network is down, here’s what to do when your phone service has an outage
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Rep. Ro Khanna, a Biden ally, to meet with Arab American leaders in Michigan before state's primary
- Dozens of Idaho obstetricians have stopped practicing there since abortions were banned, study says
- U.S. vetoes United Nations resolution calling for immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
Recommendation
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Hunter Biden files motions to dismiss tax charges against him in California
Curb your Messi Mania expectations in 2024. He wants to play every match, but will he?
The Excerpt: Crime stats show improvement. Why do so many believe it's never been worse?
Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
5 charred bodies found in remote Mexico town after reported clash between criminals
Gabby Petito's parents reach deal with parents of Brian Laundrie in civil lawsuit
Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to top country charts with Texas Hold 'Em