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UN Secretary-General António Guterres takes note of the orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), issued on 22 February in the proceedings between Armenia and Azerbaijan, stressing that they are binding, his spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement on Friday.

The UN top court on Wednesday ordered Azerbaijan to restore unimpeded traffic through the Lachin Corridor, the sole road connecting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to Armenia.

“The Secretary-General welcomes the trust that the Governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan have placed in the ICJ by asking it to resolve their differences,” the spokesman said.

“He recalls that decisions of the ICJ are binding and trusts that the Parties will implement its Orders, including the Order related to measures to ensure unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles and cargo along the Lachin Corridor in both directions.

“The Secretary-General expresses the hope that Armenia and Azerbaijan will continue working to improve their bilateral relations and strongly encourages a constructive dialogue,” reads the statement.