FEBRUARY 23, ARTSAKHPRESS. President of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Arayik Harutyunyan hailed the World Court’s judgment in the Armenia v. Azerbaijan case as a “turning point in our international struggle” and “another unobjectionable international legal basis, implying that the people of Artsakh, subjected to racial discrimination and hatred, cannot live within Azerbaijan”.
The United Nations’ highest court – the International Court of Justice – ordered Azerbaijan on Wednesday to “take all steps at its disposal” to ensure unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles and cargo along the Lachin Corridor in both directions. The Lachin Corridor is blocked by Azerbaijan since 12 December 2022.
President Harutyunyan released a statement after the ruling.
“The UN International Court of Justice satisfied the demand of Armenia a while ago and obliged Azerbaijan not to obstruct the free movement of people, transport and cargo along the “Lachin Corridor” in both directions. On behalf of the authorities and people of Artsakh, I would like to express special gratitude to Yeghishe Kirakosyan, representative on International Legal Matters of the Republic of Armenia, to all those involved in this proceeding for their most important mission. This decision is another unobjectionable international legal basis, implying that the people of Artsakh, subjected to racial discrimination and hatred, cannot live within Azerbaijan. I consider this to be a turning point in our international struggle, and together with the Republic of Armenia, we will continue to use all the international legal mechanisms for the protection of the rights of the people of Artsakh. The state bodies of Artsakh have my clear instruction to support these efforts to the maximum extent,” the President of Artsakh said in the statement.
