The Kremlin expressed concern on Thursday that tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh were increasing, as Armenia's prime minister described the situation in the blockaded territory as 'critical'.
An ethnic Armenian soldier looks through binoculars as he stands at fighting positions near the village of Taghavard in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Artem Mikryukov/File PhotoMOSCOW, Sept 14 - The Kremlin expressed concern on Thursday that tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh were increasing, as Armenia's prime minister described the situation in the blockaded territory as "critical".
He said Russia would stay in contact with Yerevan and Baku and remain a reliable guarantor of security in the South Caucasus. Moscow has expressedKarabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but is overwhelmingly populated by ethnic Armenians. With support from Yerevan, the region won de facto independence from Azerbaijan after a lengthy war in the early 1990s.
" has engaged with the leaders of both Armenia and Azerbaijan to make it clear we want the Lachin Corridor to be opened immediately to address the really dire humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told a briefing on Thursday.
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