📌 RA Human Rights Defender Kristine Grigoryan had a private conversation with the President of the UN Human Rights Council, Federico Villegas.
🗣 Grigoryan used the opportunity to present the humanitarian consequences and risks of the closure of the only road connecting Artsakh with Armenia by the Azerbaijanis and to emphasize that international organizations should not ignore such impulses of genocidal policy. [HR Human Rights Defender]
🗣 Grigoryan used the opportunity to present the humanitarian consequences and risks of the closure of the only road connecting Artsakh with Armenia by the Azerbaijanis and to emphasize that international organizations should not ignore such impulses of genocidal policy. [HR Human Rights Defender]
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❗Azerbaijan stopped gas supply to Artsakh Republic a little while ago. Stopping the supply of fuel under such weather conditions is a humanitarian and economic terrorism, which Azerbaijan is consistently carrying out against the civilians of Artsakh. The public will be regularly informed about the situation.
[Artsakh information Center]
[Artsakh information Center]
📌 On December 13, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh, Davit Babayan, sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Maria Peychinovich Burich, in connection with the closure of the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia by Azerbaijan and the resulting humanitarian disaster in Artsakh. [MFA of Artsakh]
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🇦🇲 In times of severe winter Azernaijan has cut off the gas supply in entire territory of Nagorno Karabakh along with the second day of blockage of the only road from Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia. Now for sure we have a humanitarian disaster, which must be properly addressed by international community. [Edmon Marukyan, RA Ambassador-at-Large]
🇷🇺🇦🇲🇦🇿 The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is negotiating with the representatives of Azerbaijan to resume the unimpeded movement of civilian vehicles on the Stepanakert-Goris road. [Russian Ministry of Defense]
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🇦🇲 By blocking the Lachin corridor over 120.000 kids,elderly, women and men are deprived from vital access to Armenia and rest of the world. 2nd day of yet another challenge to the Artsakh People, facing existential treat. International community’s urgent&targeted reaction is a must! [RA President Vahagn Khachaturian]
So-called Azerbaijani “environmentalists” in civilian outfit and with officer ranks blckd only route connecting Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia, literally taking hostages 120.000 Armenians. In addition gas supply 2 Nagorno Karabakh was cut. It’s another try of ethnic cleansing ofArmenians of Artsakh. Is world going 2 turn blind eye again?
[RA National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan]
[RA National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan]
📍The EU calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to ensure freedom and security of movement through the corridor, in accordance with the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020.
Such restrictions on free movement cause considerable distress to local populations and raise humanitarian concerns. The EU reiterates its call for restraint and is ready to contribute to the above efforts. [Statement of the EU press service] |tert.am|
Such restrictions on free movement cause considerable distress to local populations and raise humanitarian concerns. The EU reiterates its call for restraint and is ready to contribute to the above efforts. [Statement of the EU press service] |tert.am|
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🇺🇸 Closure of the Lachin Corridor has severe humanitarian implications and sets back the peace process. We call on the government of Azerbaijan to restore free movement through the corridor. The way forward is through negotiations. [Ned Price, US State Department Spokesperson]
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🏥🧑⚕️ Armenian Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan appealed to the World Health Organization, expecting a quick response of the high-ranking officials of the organization to the humanitarian disaster brewing in Artsakh as a result of the closure of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan. [RA Ministry of Health]
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🔸 Today, at 1:30 p.m., an extraordinary session of the RA National Assembly will be held in relation with the situation in the Lachin corridor. Babken Tunyan, deputy chairman of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs of the National Assembly, stated this.
🇦🇿 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan announced that "the road to Lachin was blocked not by the Azerbaijani protesters, but by the Russian peacekeeping troops."
📌 In the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, it was also mentioned that "Azerbaijan is ready to provide the humanitarian needs of all Armenian residents living in Nagorno-Karabakh".
📌 In the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, it was also mentioned that "Azerbaijan is ready to provide the humanitarian needs of all Armenian residents living in Nagorno-Karabakh".
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🇦🇲🇷🇺🇦🇿 Pashinyan - Aliyev - Putin meeting coordination work continues, but at least they can talk informally within the framework of the informal summit of CIS leaders. This was announced by the press spokesman of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov.
🗣 "You know that an informal meeting of the leaders of the CIS member states is planned, where the three leaders will have the opportunity to speak," Peskov noted.
🗣 "You know that an informal meeting of the leaders of the CIS member states is planned, where the three leaders will have the opportunity to speak," Peskov noted.
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🇨🇾 The Foreign Ministry of Cyprus calls on Azerbaijan to immediately restore traffic and energy supply in Nagorno-Karabakh in order to avoid further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the region.
🇷🇺 According to the information we have, the Russian Federation is going to make a statement regarding the closure of the Lachin Corridor, which the Armenian people have been waiting for a long time from their ally, I hope our partners will not disappoint us this time. NA Speaker Alen Simonyan said this, noting that the European Union, the United States and France have made relevant statements regarding the created situation.
🇷🇺🗣 Alen Simonyan, referring to the mandate of Russian peacekeepers, noted that regardless of whether they are satisfied with that mandate or not, this situation shows that peacekeeping forces are needed there.
📌 "It should be extended, maybe we should consider not only Russian peacekeepers but other international formats to carry out surveillance there."
📌 "It should be extended, maybe we should consider not only Russian peacekeepers but other international formats to carry out surveillance there."
📌 On December 14, acting RA Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan and Deputy Foreign Minister Vahe Gevorgyan received the Artsakh delegation headed by Acting Foreign Minister Davit Babayan.
🤝 The parties discussed the details of the closure of the Lachin Corridor and the resulting situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as the further actions of the Armenian parties. [RA MFA]
🤝 The parties discussed the details of the closure of the Lachin Corridor and the resulting situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as the further actions of the Armenian parties. [RA MFA]
🗣 Armenia has directly witnessed the consequences of the decline of multilateralism. The international community was unable to prevent the use of force by Azerbaijan against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, which led to thousands of victims, injuries and a new wave of displacement.
❗️ The problem of the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh still needs to be addressed. The people of Nagorno-Karabakh should have the opportunity to live in dignity and peace in their own homeland.
[RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan's speech at the UN Security Council session]
❗️ The problem of the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh still needs to be addressed. The people of Nagorno-Karabakh should have the opportunity to live in dignity and peace in their own homeland.
[RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan's speech at the UN Security Council session]
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