International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) members drive an off-road vehicle in Hadrut town, which recently came under the control of Azerbaijan's troops following a military conflict against ethnic Armenian forces and a further signing of a ceasefire deal, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 25, 2020. Picture taken November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File photo
GENEVA (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Wednesday that two humanitarian aid convoys for the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh enclave could set off "within hours" - one from Armenia, and one from its own territory - if a road from the Azerbaijani side is unblocked.
Internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but run by ethnic Armenian authorities, Karabakh is at the centre of a rancorous stand-off, with Azerbaijan restricting movement along the only road to it from Armenia to thwart what it says is arms smuggling. Yerevan says that has caused acute food shortages.
