The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) must make a decision on opening of a new corridor to carry out flights between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Fikret Akcura told journalists on Saturday.

“It is impossible to carry out such flights without their permission,” Trend news agency quotes Akcura.

Stepanakert’s airport will start its operation from May 9, 2011. Azerbaijan has recently threatened to shoot down aircrafts flying to Nagorno-Karabakh.

On March 21, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) handed Armenian General Department of Civil Aviation a letter from head of the Azerbaijani aviation department which says Baku is ready to crash planes flying to Karabakh if authorities open Stepanakert airport.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said he intends to be the first passenger of the first flight. Talking to the jounrlists on March 31 people of Nagorno-Karabakh has a right to use air transport. Sargsyan noted Armenia and NKR should spare no effort to reach accord on the issue with international agencies.