The land route on the border between Iran and Armenia from the neighboring country’s side has reopened and trucks and cars are now allowed to pass through, after it was shortly blocked by Azerbaijani forces, according to the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
“According to the information received from the Meghri customs of Armenia and reports by drivers entering Iran from Armenia, the main road has reopened and the remaining trucks and buses in Kapan have been allowed to pass and are arriving at the border to head for their destination,” Rouhollah Latifi was quoted as saying by IRNA on Aug. 27.
He noted that Meghri, which is located across from Nurduz in East Azarbaijan Province, has announced that it is ready to readmit trucks and buses to pass through this Armenian customs office.
An alternative route in Armenia has also been arranged for transit in case of any problem.
Azerbaijani troops blocked two segments of the Goris-Kapan highway that connects Armenia with Iran, the head of the Kapan community, Gevorg Parsyan, told reporters earlier on Friday.
“The Azerbaijanis continue to block the Karmrakar-Shurnukh and Goris-Vorotan sections, essentially cutting three Armenian settlements off from Armenia. As a result, we are losing contact with Iran because an alternative route through Tatev cannot accommodate the movement of large trucks," he added.
Armenia’s National Security Service said on Thursday that on Wednesday, Azerbaijani troops had blocked a segment of the Goris-Kapan interstate highway.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said later that the move violated agreements reached by Yerevan, Baku and Moscow. In accordance with the statement adopted by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on Nov. 9, 2020, seven districts adjacent to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region were handed over to Baku with the exception of the Lachin Corridor connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Karmrakar-Shurnukh and Goris-Vorotan segments of the highway connecting Armenia with Iran were also handed over to Azerbaijan but a Russian border post was set up there to ensure the free movement of people and vehicles, Tass reported.
