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[[File:Lachin Corridor 2020.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Map of the Lachin corridor after the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement]]]] |
[[File:Lachin Corridor 2020.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Map of the Lachin corridor after the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement]]]] |
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[[File:Lachin corridor (checkpoint) - 7.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|Checkpoint in the Lachin corridor]] |
[[File:Lachin corridor (checkpoint) - 7.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|Checkpoint in the Lachin corridor]] |
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The '''Lachin corridor''' ({{lang-hy|Լաչինի միջանցք|Lachini mijantsk}}; {{lang-az|Laçın koridoru, Laçın Dəhlizi}}) is a mountain pass {{Reference needed|date=November 2020}} connecting [[Armenia]] and the |
The '''Lachin corridor''' ({{lang-hy|Լաչինի միջանցք|Lachini mijantsk}}; {{lang-az|Laçın koridoru, Laçın Dəhlizi}}) is a mountain pass {{Reference needed|date=November 2020}} connecting [[Armenia]] and the rump of the unrecognised [[Republic of Artsakh]]. The corridor is ''[[de jure]]'' in the [[Lachin District]] of [[Azerbaijan]], but ''[[de facto]]'' in the [[Kashatagh Province]] of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The corridor contains the town of [[Lachin]] and the villages of [[Zabux]] and [[Sus, Azerbaijan|Sus]]. |
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The corridor contains the town of [[Lachin]] and the villages of [[Zabux]] and [[Sus, Azerbaijan|Sus]]. |
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During the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]] from 1988 to 1994, the corridor came under the control of the [[Artsakh Defence Army]]. In a statement to the United Nations on 18 September 2005, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, [[Elmar Mammadyarov]], said "It is the issue of communication of the Armenians living in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan with Armenia and that of the Azerbaijanis living in the [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]] region of Azerbaijan with the rest of the country. We suggest the using of the so-called Lachin corridor – which should be called "Road of Peace" – by both sides in both directions provided that security of this road will be ensured by the multinational peacekeeping forces at the initial stage".<ref>[https://www.un.org/webcast/ga/60/statements/aze050918eng.pdf UN General Assembly 2005]</ref> |
During the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]] from 1988 to 1994, the corridor came under the control of the [[Artsakh Defence Army]]. In a statement to the United Nations on 18 September 2005, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, [[Elmar Mammadyarov]], said "It is the issue of communication of the Armenians living in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan with Armenia and that of the Azerbaijanis living in the [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]] region of Azerbaijan with the rest of the country. We suggest the using of the so-called Lachin corridor – which should be called "Road of Peace" – by both sides in both directions provided that security of this road will be ensured by the multinational peacekeeping forces at the initial stage".<ref>[https://www.un.org/webcast/ga/60/statements/aze050918eng.pdf UN General Assembly 2005]</ref> |
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In the aftermath of the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War]], which ended with a [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement|Russian-brokered armistice]], the Lachin corridor will become the sole connection between Armenia and |
In the aftermath of the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War]], which ended with a [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement|Russian-brokered armistice]], the Lachin corridor will become the sole connection between Armenia and Artsakh. To ensure the safe transport of people and goods, under the armistice agreement, Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to the corridor for an initial 5-year mandate. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The Lachin corridor (Template:Lang-hy; Template:Lang-az) is a mountain pass [citation needed] connecting Armenia and the rump of the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh. The corridor is de jure in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan, but de facto in the Kashatagh Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The corridor contains the town of Lachin and the villages of Zabux and Sus.
During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War from 1988 to 1994, the corridor came under the control of the Artsakh Defence Army. In a statement to the United Nations on 18 September 2005, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, said "It is the issue of communication of the Armenians living in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan with Armenia and that of the Azerbaijanis living in the Nakhchivan region of Azerbaijan with the rest of the country. We suggest the using of the so-called Lachin corridor – which should be called "Road of Peace" – by both sides in both directions provided that security of this road will be ensured by the multinational peacekeeping forces at the initial stage".[1]
In the aftermath of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, which ended with a Russian-brokered armistice, the Lachin corridor will become the sole connection between Armenia and Artsakh. To ensure the safe transport of people and goods, under the armistice agreement, Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to the corridor for an initial 5-year mandate.
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