Since December 12, 2022, Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor connecting Artsakh to Armenia, as a result of which 120,000 residents of Artsakh, including 30,000 children, were under siege. 1100 civilians, including 270 minors, cannot return from Armenia to Artsakh.
Because of the blockade, it is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from Armenia to Artsakh every day, as a result of which there is a shortage of food and medicine.
350 patients cannot receive treatment in Armenia. 12 children are in the neonatal and intensive care units, 12 patients are in the intensive care unit. 5 are in critical condition. During these days, 10 Armenians and 4 foreigners in need of emergency medical care were transferred to Armenia only through the mediation of the Red Cross, and one of the patients in Artsakh who needed medical care and was in a critical condition died.
Artsakh is under siege.
Photo: Ani Balayan / shop in Artsakh, 03.01.2023 /
Because of the blockade, it is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from Armenia to Artsakh every day, as a result of which there is a shortage of food and medicine.
350 patients cannot receive treatment in Armenia. 12 children are in the neonatal and intensive care units, 12 patients are in the intensive care unit. 5 are in critical condition. During these days, 10 Armenians and 4 foreigners in need of emergency medical care were transferred to Armenia only through the mediation of the Red Cross, and one of the patients in Artsakh who needed medical care and was in a critical condition died.
Artsakh is under siege.
Photo: Ani Balayan / shop in Artsakh, 03.01.2023 /
🇺🇸 Philip Reeker is leaving the position of the senior adviser on the Caucasian negotiations of the USA. This was announced by the spokesperson of the US State Department, Ned Price.
🗣 "Ambassador Reeker’s departure in no way undermines the US commitment to promote a safe, stable, democratic, prosperous and peaceful future for the South Caucasus region. The United States continues bilateral cooperation with like-minded partners, such as the EU, and with international organizations, such as the OSCE, to facilitate direct dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan and to find solutions to all issues related to or arising from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” Price said.
🗣 "Ambassador Reeker’s departure in no way undermines the US commitment to promote a safe, stable, democratic, prosperous and peaceful future for the South Caucasus region. The United States continues bilateral cooperation with like-minded partners, such as the EU, and with international organizations, such as the OSCE, to facilitate direct dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan and to find solutions to all issues related to or arising from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” Price said.
🔸 The spokesperson of the US State Department, Ned Price, said that he expects that the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will have the opportunity to have another telephone conversation with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, in the coming days.
🔸 The speaker did not mention who will be appointed to Philip Ricker's position, he only reminded that the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried are directly involved in the regulation of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.
🔸 The speaker did not mention who will be appointed to Philip Ricker's position, he only reminded that the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried are directly involved in the regulation of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.
🇺🇸🗣 We call for the full restoration of free movement through the [Lachin] corridor. Negotiations are the only way forward in any matter. [Spokesperson of the US State Department] |armenpress.am|
🗣 It is important to record that there are reasons for the closure of the Lachin Corridor, but I believe that the deepest and most real reason is that the people of Nagorno Karabakh continue to live in their homeland, and the international community has begun to more and more clearly record Azerbaijan's visible policy of genocide and the ethnic cleansing of the Nagorno Karabakh state. [Nikol Pashinyan during the Government session]
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🇦🇲🇷🇺 We expect more substantive steps from the international community, including the permanent member of the UN Security Council, Russia, whose peacekeeping force is stationed in Nagorno Karabakh, and keeping the Lachin Corridor under its own control is its direct obligation in with the tripartite declaration of November 9, 2020. [Nikol Pashinyan]
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The call of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Artsakh to the leaders of the co-chairing countries of the OSCE Minsk Group
❗️ The Artsakh problem was the only conflict about which all the co-chairing countries of the OSCE Minsk Group had almost the same point of view. The people of Artsakh, facing an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, not only need targeted statements, but also, I think, there is a need to take effective and visible steps in that direction.
❗️ The Artsakh problem was the only conflict about which all the co-chairing countries of the OSCE Minsk Group had almost the same point of view. The people of Artsakh, facing an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, not only need targeted statements, but also, I think, there is a need to take effective and visible steps in that direction.
❗️ Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan has stated that there are almost no negotiations on the opening of the Lachin Corridor.
🗣 "Azerbaijan made demands, we responded and announced that we are ready to receive the world's best experts in the field of environmental protection, we do not see a problem in this, but there is no response. We are now in a situation where there are no negotiations," he said. |news.am|
🗣 "Azerbaijan made demands, we responded and announced that we are ready to receive the world's best experts in the field of environmental protection, we do not see a problem in this, but there is no response. We are now in a situation where there are no negotiations," he said. |news.am|
🇷🇺Answering the question about how he evaluates the reaction of the Russian peacekeepers to the situation in Lachin, Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan said:
🗣 "It would be easier for me to criticize the Russian peacekeepers, the RA government, the US, French governments, the UN, but what's the use of that? The reality is that we have less than 2,000 Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh, who have very limited rights. In this situation, they do as much as they can. We may expect more, or our demands may be more, and we have the right to present our demands to the Russian side, but on the other hand, we can understand the reality. Those people who criticize the presence of Russian peacekeepers do not understand that they are consciously or unconsciously helping Azerbaijan. They say the same thing - the peacekeepers should get out of here. Without suggesting any solution, they simply help to destroy the very important unity that exists in Artsakh." |news.am|
🗣 "It would be easier for me to criticize the Russian peacekeepers, the RA government, the US, French governments, the UN, but what's the use of that? The reality is that we have less than 2,000 Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh, who have very limited rights. In this situation, they do as much as they can. We may expect more, or our demands may be more, and we have the right to present our demands to the Russian side, but on the other hand, we can understand the reality. Those people who criticize the presence of Russian peacekeepers do not understand that they are consciously or unconsciously helping Azerbaijan. They say the same thing - the peacekeepers should get out of here. Without suggesting any solution, they simply help to destroy the very important unity that exists in Artsakh." |news.am|
🇦🇲🇺🇳 Answering the question whether the MFA has taken any action to apply to the UN World Food Program with the request to provide assistance to the Artsakh Armenians, Press secretary of the RA MFA said:
🗣 "Since the first day of the illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and relevant state departments are constantly in contact with various international structures to address the problems caused by the humanitarian crisis created in Nagorno-Karabakh." [RA MFA]
🗣 "Since the first day of the illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and relevant state departments are constantly in contact with various international structures to address the problems caused by the humanitarian crisis created in Nagorno-Karabakh." [RA MFA]
Since December 12, 2022, Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor connecting Artsakh to Armenia, as a result of which 120,000 residents of Artsakh, including 30,000 children, were under siege. 1100 civilians, including 270 minors, cannot return from Armenia to Artsakh.
Because of the blockade, it is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from Armenia to Artsakh every day, as a result of which there is a shortage of food and medicine.
350 patients cannot receive treatment in Armenia. 12 children are in the neonatal and intensive care units, 12 patients are in the intensive care unit. 5 are in critical condition. During these days, 10 Armenians and 4 foreigners in need of emergency medical care were transferred to Armenia only through the mediation of the Red Cross, and one of the patients in Artsakh who needed medical care and was in a critical condition died.
Artsakh is under siege.
Photo: Marut Vanyan / Stepanakert, 05.01.2023 /
Because of the blockade, it is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from Armenia to Artsakh every day, as a result of which there is a shortage of food and medicine.
350 patients cannot receive treatment in Armenia. 12 children are in the neonatal and intensive care units, 12 patients are in the intensive care unit. 5 are in critical condition. During these days, 10 Armenians and 4 foreigners in need of emergency medical care were transferred to Armenia only through the mediation of the Red Cross, and one of the patients in Artsakh who needed medical care and was in a critical condition died.
Artsakh is under siege.
Photo: Marut Vanyan / Stepanakert, 05.01.2023 /
🗣 Minister of State of Artsakh Ruben Vardanyan sent a message congratulating the people of Artsakh on Christmas.
⛪️ "This year, we are celebrating Christmas and Epiphany in extremely unusual conditions in Artsakh. But our people cannot be depressed by difficulties. No blockade, no pressure, no threat can break the spirit, will, and determination of the people of Artsakh to live in their native land. We have had much more difficult periods in our history. Those who want to conquer our homeland have come and gone, but we have lived on this holy land for thousands of years and will continue to live. Any difficult period is temporary, our values, our heritage, our faith are permanent."
⛪️ "This year, we are celebrating Christmas and Epiphany in extremely unusual conditions in Artsakh. But our people cannot be depressed by difficulties. No blockade, no pressure, no threat can break the spirit, will, and determination of the people of Artsakh to live in their native land. We have had much more difficult periods in our history. Those who want to conquer our homeland have come and gone, but we have lived on this holy land for thousands of years and will continue to live. Any difficult period is temporary, our values, our heritage, our faith are permanent."
❗️Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire regime in the Martuni region of Artsakh.
📌 Today, a resident of Hatsi village of Martuni region, I. Abrahamyan appealed to the police that around 1:00 p.m., while doing agricultural work with his tractor "Belarus 82-1" in the area called "Kaghnun Tak" of the administrative area of Hatsi village, a burst of fire was fired at the tractor from the adjacent Azerbaijani combat position.
📌 Agricultural work has been stopped. The Martuni regional department of the police transferred the data to the Russian peacekeepers. [Police of the Artsakh Ministry of Internal Affairs]
📌 Today, a resident of Hatsi village of Martuni region, I. Abrahamyan appealed to the police that around 1:00 p.m., while doing agricultural work with his tractor "Belarus 82-1" in the area called "Kaghnun Tak" of the administrative area of Hatsi village, a burst of fire was fired at the tractor from the adjacent Azerbaijani combat position.
📌 Agricultural work has been stopped. The Martuni regional department of the police transferred the data to the Russian peacekeepers. [Police of the Artsakh Ministry of Internal Affairs]
🇦🇿 "The action in the Lachin Corridor will continue until it achieves results," said Hikmet Alizadeh, head of the state service for ecological security of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan.
🗣 "Participants of the action demand necessary conditions for monitoring in that area. I think the action will continue until it achieves results," he said.
🗣 "Participants of the action demand necessary conditions for monitoring in that area. I think the action will continue until it achieves results," he said.
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🇦🇲🇹🇷 Responding to the news circulating in the Turkish press that Turkey has lifted the ban on direct cargo transportation with Armenia, RA MFA spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said.
🗣 "Indeed, the Turkish side informed us today that the ban on direct air cargo transportation has been lifted. We would like to remind that the implementation of direct air cargo transportation between Armenia and Turkey was one of the agreements reached at the meeting of special representatives on July 1, 2022. We expect that the other agreement, the provision of the possibility of crossing the land border for citizens of third countries, will also be implemented as soon as possible." |azatutyun.am|
🗣 "Indeed, the Turkish side informed us today that the ban on direct air cargo transportation has been lifted. We would like to remind that the implementation of direct air cargo transportation between Armenia and Turkey was one of the agreements reached at the meeting of special representatives on July 1, 2022. We expect that the other agreement, the provision of the possibility of crossing the land border for citizens of third countries, will also be implemented as soon as possible." |azatutyun.am|
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🇦🇲🇺🇸 On January 6, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan and USAID Manager Samantha Power had a telephone conversation.
📞 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia presented to the USAID Director the deteriorating humanitarian situation as a result of the blocking of the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, by Azerbaijan since December 12. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia emphasized the clear steps taken by the international community aimed at restoring the normal operation of the Lachin Corridor and preventing a humanitarian disaster. [RA MFA]
📞 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia presented to the USAID Director the deteriorating humanitarian situation as a result of the blocking of the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, by Azerbaijan since December 12. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia emphasized the clear steps taken by the international community aimed at restoring the normal operation of the Lachin Corridor and preventing a humanitarian disaster. [RA MFA]
❗️ It was reported that grass is burning on the nearby mountain of Verishen village of Syunik region, in the observed area. At 10:33 p.m., information was received that the fire has extinguished by itself.
📌 There are no forests or settlements nearby. [RA Ministry of Emergency Situations]
📌 There are no forests or settlements nearby. [RA Ministry of Emergency Situations]
❗️The information spread in the media that the fire started on the mountain near the village of Verishen was caused by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, does not correspond to reality.
📌 According to the message released by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire extinguished itself at 22:33. [Press Secretary of RA Ministry of Defense]
📌 According to the message released by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire extinguished itself at 22:33. [Press Secretary of RA Ministry of Defense]