ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, the press service of the RA Prime Minister reports.
The interlocutors discussed the difficult humanitarian situation created in Nagorno-Karabakh due to the blocking of Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan.
Emmanuel Macron emphasized the importance of the uninterrupted operation of the Lachine Corridor and indicated France's readiness to continue contributing to the solution of this problem.
The interlocutors exchanged views on the regulation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the protection of the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, the activities of the EU civil mission in Armenia.
Since December 12, 2022, for 57 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 the second month, deprived of basic means of subsistence. 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. The enemy periodically hinders the gas supply to Artsakh.