Transport Corridor Deal Reached to Reopen Karabakh Routes

Azerbaijan has agreed to reopen the Lachin Corridor, the only highway connecting Armenia to the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on the condition that local leaders accept aid from Azerbaijan. This comes after authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh announced they would accept humanitarian shipments from the Russian Red Cross via an alternative road. Aid organizations have been unable to transport supplies into Nagorno-Karabakh for two months, leading to a worsening humanitarian crisis. The US and EU have urged Azerbaijan to reopen the corridor, but Azerbaijan insists that humanitarian supplies must come from inside its territory.