Stepanakert supports UN Secretary General`s appeal for an immediate  global cease-fire in all corners of the world in context of COVID-19  pandemic

ArmInfo. United Nations  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' appeal for an immediate global  cease-fire in all corners of the world to allow humanity to unite  against a common enemy, the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,  has been an important, necessary and timely initiative. The faithful  implementation of this call will be a significant contribution to the  collective efforts of the international community to effectively  counter this new threat to the whole humankind, the press service of  the NKR MFA reports.

"We believe that during this critical period, any attempts to take  advantage of the situation caused by the pandemic to achieve narrow  political goals, pose a threat to the entire international community  and deserve the strongest condemnation. And, on the contrary, unity  and solidarity of all mankind in the face of a common and merciless  enemy will allow to not only win this battle, but also strengthen the  spirit of co-operation, that can make this world safer and more  prosperous.

The Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic) immediately  responded to the initiative of the Secretary-General and on 24 March  confirmed its commitment to strictly observe the cease-fire in the  Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict zone.

We share the view of the UN Secretary-General that the life of every  person should be at the centre of the collective efforts of the  international community in combatting the novel Coronavirus pandemic.   Only guided by the principle of "no one is left behind" the humanity  will be able to withstand this test with dignity. For the Republic of  Artsakh, which has been in conflict with Azerbaijan for three  decades, the fight against the novel Coronavirus pandemic is becoming  particularly acute given the fact that, due to the conflict, the  people of Artsakh are deprived of international assistance.

In this regard, we hope that specialized international organizations,  in particular the World Health Organization, will provide assistance  to Artsakh in the fight against coronavirus, which will contribute to  the overall efforts to overcome this global challenge".