"In connection with the statement of Reporters Without Borders that 80 local and foreign journalists could not leave Khankendi safely, we state that it is Armenia that blocked the road between Khankendi and Armenia through the Lachin corridor." The statement came from Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President, Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration.
"Yesterday, the Armenian side made a statement and closed the road. In general, there are two roads from Khankendi to Armenia. One passes through the occupied Kalbajar region of Azerbaijan and the Vardenis region of Armenia. The other road is through the Lachin corridor. As of today, both roads are under the control of the Armenian Armed Forces, "Hajiyev said.