Karabakh State Minister hails EU parliament resolution as "important"January 20, 2023 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - State Minister of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Ruben Vardanyan has welcomed a European Parliament resolution on the humanitarian consequences of the blockade of Nagorno Karabakh as "important". The [European Parliament] adopted a resolution on the humanitarian consequences of the Nagorno Karabakh blockade by Azerbaijan. [The European Parliament] calls upon Azerbaijan to immediately open the Lachin Corridor and allow the freedom of movement between Armenia and Artsakh," Vardanyan said on Twitter. "This is an important step in forcing Azerbaijan to end the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Artsakh/ Nagorno Karabakh. I express my heartfelt gratitude to all MePs of @Europarl_EN for their support for the Armenians in Artsakh." The recent annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) of the European Parliament strongly denounces Azerbaijan’s “illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor, in violation of the trilateral statement of 9 November 2020, as it threatens to precipitate an intentional humanitarian crisis for the people of Nagorno Karabakh”. Since December 12, the sole road connecting Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia - the Lachin Corridor - has been blocked by self-described Azerbaijani environmentalists. Karabakh residents have reported food and fuel shortages, while hospital patients don't have access to essential medicines, with only a handful allowed transfer to facilities in Armenia proper. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |