🏥 13 children are in resuscitation and neonatal wards in the "Arevik" medical unit. The health condition of the 4-month-old baby diagnosed with Visceral Leishmaniasis remains critical.
🔸 At the "Republican Medical Center", 9 patients are in the intensive care unit, and 2 are in critical condition. [Artsakh Ministry of Health]

🇦🇿⚖️ "Azerbaijan submitted a new interstate complaint to the European Court of Human Rights, in which it allegedly "presented facts that Armenia is responsible for the destruction of hundreds of Azerbaijani properties in Berdzor, Aghavno, and Sus in May-August 2022," Chingiz Asgarov, Deputy Chair of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan said this. |apa.az|

🇺🇳 Can the UN World Food Program deliver food to blocked Artsakh?

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❗️ Armenia is not reacting to the blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan as I expected. Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan said this while answering the question of whether the international response is adequate.
🗣 "I see that many people in different countries react, but as states, as international organizations, no, of course. And the same is in Armenia. Why are we talking about other countries, we can talk about Armenia. Armenia is not responding as I expected, I am surprised. It's really unexpected for me to see such indifference, such caution regarding this," said the state minister.

🇦🇿 Former Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Canada and the Czech Republic Farid Shafiyev tweeted, writing that according to the leader of Karabakh Armenians, in 2021, 35.000 Armenians lived in Karabakh." By "Leader of Karabakh Armenians" he means the President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan.
❗️ Harutyunyan, however, in the speech quoted by Shafiyev, meant the 35.000 Artsakh residents who were displaced from the settlements that came under the control of Azerbaijan.
✅ According to the latest data, 120.000 Armenians live in the Republic of Artsakh.

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🇮🇷 The spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanaani, expressed hope that the issue of lifting the blockade of the Lachin Corridor will be resolved quickly.
🗣 "The Islamic Republic of Iran has always emphasized the peaceful settlement of disputes between Azerbaijan and Armenia." The representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry emphasized that Tehran is confident that the full implementation of the provisions of the tripartite declaration of November 9, 2020, can put an end to the differences between the two countries. |factor.am|

📍RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting in Jermuk with the central apparatus of the Foreign Ministry and the heads of RA diplomatic service bodies in foreign countries.

🤝 The Prime Minister welcomed the initiative and in his speech referred to Armenia's foreign policy priorities, existing challenges, problems, and opportunities to face them, as well as talked about the activity of diplomats and expectations from them. [RA Government]

❗️ On December 20, the President of Artsakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, called a meeting with the participation of the leaders of the republic's power structures. Questions related to ensuring the security of the country in the new reality created as a result of the blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan were discussed. [Office of the President of Artsakh]

📌 In front of the UN office in Armenia, the rally "Road of Life" for Artsakh ended. Ter Sepuh, the abbot of Amaras, was also present at the procession, under whose guidance the participants chanted the Lord's prayer.

📢 The organizers of the rally called to be ready to continue similar actions.

🇦🇲🇷🇺🇦🇿 The situation at observation post No. 7 in the area of ​​responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops remains unchanged.

🪖 The command of the Russian peacekeepers continues the negotiations with the Armenian and Azerbaijani parties in order to resume the unhindered movement of automobile transport on the Stepanakert-Goris road. No cases of ceasefire violation were recorded. [Russian Ministry of Defense]
|armenpress.am|

🇦🇲🗞 Daily News Summary [20.12.2022]
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🇺🇳 On the basis of Armenia's application, the UN Security Council is discussing the situation in the Lachin Corridor: LIVE

🇺🇸 Obstacles to the use of the Lachine Corridor set back the peace process, undermine international confidence in that process, and have potential bad humanitarian consequences.
🗣️ We call on the government of Azerbaijan and others responsible for the security of the corridor to restore free traffic, including humanitarian and commercial use, as soon as possible. [Speech of the US representative at the UN]

The speech of Mher Margaryan, permanent representative of Armenia in the UN, at the session of the Security Council.
🇦🇲 We call on the UN Security Council to take steps to demand that Azerbaijan fully respect the provisions of the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020, and immediately and unconditionally lift the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, removing all obstacles to the safe and secure organization of transport communication, as well as a fact-finding mission deploy in NK, Lachin Corridor to assess the local humanitarian situation, ensure unimpeded access for UN agencies for humanitarian purposes in NK.

🇫🇷 Obstacles to free movement through the corridor connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia are unacceptable.
🔸France calls to unconditionally start the movement of goods and supplies through the corridor while ensuring the rights of the population.
🔸 France emphasizes that, according to the commitment of the government of Azerbaijan, the tripartite declaration should guarantee the safe movement of people and vehicles along the Lachine corridor.
🔸 France also calls for immediate free access for humanitarian organizations and UN agencies to work with the affected population. [Speech of the representative of France at the UN]

❗️ Today is already the 10th day, Artsakh is under complete blockade.
🔸 It is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from Armenia to Artsakh every day. A complete transport blockade threatens with a lack of food, medicine and fuel. [Artsakh Information Center]

📸 In the photo: the empty market of blockaded Stepanakert / Marut Vanyan

UN Security Council yesterday's discussion clearly indicates the strong and unequivocal international consensus on the immediate and unconditional opening of the Lachin Corridor which is blocked by Azerbaijan. The safe and secure connection between Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh must be restored. [RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirozyan]

🇬🇧 After the discussion on the situation of the Lachin Corridor in the UN Security Council, the website of the United Kingdom government published the speech of the representative of its country, in the title of which it was clearly stated that "Azerbaijan’s closure of the Lachin corridor could have severe humanitarian consequences." |armenpress.am|

I don't think that the Russian peacekeepers will open the road by using force - Artak Beglaryan
🗣 Referring to the option of solving the problem through negotiations, the advisor of the Minister of State of Artsakh states:
🔸 "If Russia intervenes harshly at the highest political level, yes, it can, but there is a high probability that there are specific topics in the minds of the leaders of Azerbaijan and Turkey that they can put on the negotiation table..."

🇮🇷🇦🇿 Iran's ambassador to Armenia has denied spreading information, according to which Iran has closed the road from Nakhichevan to Baku.
Speaking about the situation in the Lachin Corridor, the ambassador emphasized the humanitarian issues that have arisen and the resolution of the problems through negotiations.
❗️ He did not comment on the statements made by the Azerbaijani side that Iranian citizens visited Artsakh. According to the ambassador, "the Iranian side is still studying this issue."