Azerbaijan closed the Lachin Corridor under the guise of so-called environmentalists in order to carry out ethnic cleansing in Artsakh. Armen Grigoryan, secretary of the RA Security Council, said this in the parliament, in response to the question of Agnesa Khamoyan, deputy of the Armenia faction.
According to him, Armenia continues to work with all its partners to open the Lachin Corridor as soon as possible, so that the Armenians living in Artsakh avoid a humanitarian crisis and the created crisis is resolved quickly.
In response, Agnesa Khamoyan mentioned that Armenia is the guarantor of Artsakh’s security, and Armenia has undertaken such an obligation under the Government’s plan. Then the deputy asked Armen Grigoryan what RA is doing to open the road, and how is the fact that it is the guarantor of Artsakh’s security manifested.
“If RA undertook such an obligation under the Government’s plan, then Armenia continues to fulfill that obligation. There are many such obligations that Armenia fulfills. I want you to take into account that according to the statement of November 9, the security provider of the Lachin Corridor is the Russian Federation. I would call for the opposition to work in this direction as well, so that the Russian Federation fulfills its obligations and ensures uninterrupted, safe traffic in the Lachin corridor. We are also working with the Russian Federation to open the Lachin Corridor as soon as possible. This provocation organized by Azerbaijan, which aims at ethnic cleansing, should keep everyone alert, and in this regard, I can say that the government is using all the tools at its disposal to resolve the crisis,” Armen Grigoryan said in response to Khamoyan’s question.
It should be reminded that from 10:30 in the morning of December 12, a group of Azerbaijanis closed the Shushi-Karin section of the Stepanakert-Goris highway for environmental reasons, putting 120,000 residents of Artsakh under siege. 1100 civilians, including 270 minors, cannot return to Artsakh, some of them temporarily staying in Syunik marz. The transport connection of Lisagor, Mets Shen, Hin Shen, and Yegtsahogh villages of the Shushi region with the capital Stepanakert is interrupted. Since December 13, Azerbaijan also interrupted the gas supply of the Republic of Artsakh. Gas supply was restored on December 16.
