Armenians from Stepanakert and other regions of Artsakh have come to town of Askeran to block any trucks from Azerbaijan carrying humanitarian aid from entering the country.

"The Azerbaijanis want to negotiate with the Russians and cross the road and enter Askeran. We’ve gathered here to prevent the Azerbaijanis from entering our city. We will never agree to accept the so-called Azerbaijani aid," Lana Hambardzumyan, a participant of the rally told Hetq by telephone.

The Azerbaijani Red Crescent Society sent several trucks carrying wheat and other goods to the town of Aghdam near the Artsakh border. The Artsakh government has refused to allow such aid to enter via the Aghdam roadway, describing the attempt as a ploy aimed at deflecting international attention from the blockade and the resulting grave humanitarian crisis.

Hambardzumyan told Hetq that Azerbaijan invited the international media to the Aghdam-Askeran border zone.

“We will stay here as long as it takes,” Hambardzumyan said.

Yesterday, Artsakh parliament speaker Davit Ishkhanyan visited the activists   who have blocked the road.