YEREVAN, MAY 4, ARTSAKHPRESS. What Azerbaijan is currently դօինգ against the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh is preparation for the ethnic cleansing process, the correspondent of ARMENPRESS reports from Prague that Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said at the “Armenia’s democracy in the troubled region: Security and stability needs” discussion held at the Prague Center for Transatlantic Relations.
Presenting the regional situation to the participants of the discussion, Pashinyan noted that Azerbaijan grossly violates the provisions of the tripartite agreement signed in November 2020. For several months, the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to the outside world, the Lachin Corridor, has been blocked. Azerbaijan is doing this in ignorance of the decision of the international court.
“Despite the decision of the international court, Azerbaijan illegally set up a checkpoint in the Lachin corridor, violating the right to free movement with these actions. The supply of natural gas and electricity is disrupted, deepening the humanitarian crisis. We do not consider these isolated actions, but preparations for ethnic cleansing. It is necessary that an international fact-finding mission be sent to Nagorno-Karabakh, Lachin Corridor,” said Nikol Pashinyan, emphasizing that the international community should give targeted assessments.
Despite all the difficulties, according to the Prime Minister, peace in the region has no alternative.
