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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Nailia Bagirova

France urges Azerbaijan to free up road to disputed enclave, Baku unhappy

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna attend a meeting in Yerevan, Armenia April 27, 2023. Stepan Poghosyan/Photolure via REUTERS

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna urged Azerbaijan on Thursday to remove a newly installed checkpoint on the road linking Armenia to the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, on the first leg of a delicate trip to both countries.

Her comments in Baku drew a sharp retort from her Azerbaijani counterpart that highlighted the sensitivities of her mission.

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