Iran Press/ Asia: Armenpress news agency cited the Karabakh local authorities as saying they had granted access to shipments of Russian goods to the region through Askeran, referring to a Karabakh town close to the frontline with Azerbaijan.
"At the same time, an agreement has been reached to restore humanitarian shipments by the Russian peacekeepers and the International Committee of the Red Cross along the Lachin Corridor," the Armenpress report said, referring to the area through which the road linking Karabakh to Armenia passes.
It said the move was driven by "severe humanitarian problems" in the blockaded region.
Hikmet Hajiyev, a foreign policy adviser to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, confirmed to Reuters that both routes would be opened simultaneously, while an Azerbaijani checkpoint on the road to Armenia would stay in place.
Lachin Corridor connects the mountainous territory to Armenia.
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