ArmInfo.The Artsakh government, together with Russian peacekeepers, organized the return to their homeland of some foreign citizens who were in Artsaz due to the Azerbaijani blockade. Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan announced.
"During the siege, there were citizens of foreign countries in Artsakh. Families, including those with children, were blocked for more than a month. The Artsakh Government, together with Russian peacekeepers, have been preparing for a long time and today organized the return of some of them to their homeland. However, for 120,000 citizens Artsakh, including 30,000 children, the inhuman blockade continues," Vardanyan said.
Since December 12, 2022, for 37 days now, the Azerbaijani side, under a far-fetched environmental pretext, blocked the only road connecting Artsakh with the outside world. The population of the NKR has been in a blockade for more than a month, deprived of basic means of subsistence. All this is happening against the backdrop of the tacit encouragement of the civilized community of these inhumane actions of Azerbaijan, despite so beautifully promoted universal values by the Western world. Since January 9, Artsakh has been deprived of the opportunity to receive electricity from Armenia, due to the destructive actions of Azerbaijan. Rolling blackouts occur on a daily basis in the republic. Moreover, from noon on January 12, the enemy side also interrupted the communication cable that provides the country's population with Internet and telephone communications. It was restored only on January 14, thanks to the efforts of Russian peacekeepers. We also add that today, January 17, the enemy side stopped the gas supply to Artsakh. Gas supply to Artsakh has been stopped since 13:00.