Artsakh InfoCenter: Negotiations with Azerbaijan on resumption of gas  supply continue

ArmInfo.Negotiations with the Azerbaijani side on the resumption of gas supply, which are being conducted with the support of the Russian peacekeeping contingent,  continue. This is stated in the message of the Artsakh InfoCenter.

"The government of the Republic of Artsakh is consistent in the issue  of the speedy resolution of this important problem and we assure that  all possible measures are being taken, including at the level of  diplomats, information about which, of course, is not subject to  disclosure.

We inform you that in order to solve the problems caused by the  actions of the Azerbaijani side, by decree of the President of the  Republic of Artsakh, the powers to work with the Russian peacekeeping  contingent and negotiate with the Azerbaijani side are entrusted to  Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Artsakh Vitaly  Balasanyan," the information headquarters said in a statement.  At  the same time, the InfoCenter called on public and political figures  to exercise restraint and refrain from manipulative actions and  statements.

It should be noted that since March 21, the population of Artsakh  again found itself without gas. "Due to the direct intervention of  the Azerbaijani side, the gas supply to the Republic of Artsakh was  again stopped.  We have sufficient grounds to assert that during the  repair work of the gas pipeline that exploded on March 8, the  Azerbaijani side installed a valve, which cut off the gas supply a  few hours ago. Adverse weather conditions serve "Azerbaijan's  insidious goal to create additional humanitarian problems for our  population, which is a crime. The situation was immediately reported  to the command of the Russian peacekeeping forces deployed in  Artsakh, together with which the Artsakh authorities are making  appropriate efforts to restore gas supply," the Artsakh InfoCenter  said in a statement. The situation has not yet been resolved.  More  than 100,000 people freeze in their homes in Artsakh amid the  inaction of the international community. It is noteworthy that  Azerbaijan, responding to the call of the Armenian Foreign Ministry  to resume gas supply to Artsakh, stated that "this is an internal  matter of Baku and urged Yerevan not to interfere." From this it is  already possible to draw conclusions about what fate awaits the  Armenians of Artsakh, if suddenly the NKR came under the jurisdiction  of Azerbaijan.  On March 23, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat  Mirzoyan also stated during a government hour in parliament that the  issue of restoring gas supply to Artsakh has not yet been resolved.