Monday, March 6 2023 22:31

ArmInfo. On March 6, Deputy Foreign Minister Vahe Gevorgyan and Representative of Armenia on  international legal issues Yeghisheh Kirakosyan held a meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Armenia and the  representatives of international organizations. 

As the press service of the RA MFA reports, the Deputy Minister  briefed foreign diplomats on the details of the ambush by the  Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Nagorno- Karabakh March 5, as a result of  which three servicemen of the Passport and Visa Department of the  Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh were  killed, and one was injured.

Vahe Gevorgyan stressed that the aforementioned ambush, which is a  gross violation of the cease-fire regime established by the November  9 Trilateral Statement, was pre-planned by Azerbaijan. The video  published by the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities was brought to the  attention of the participants, which proves the invalidity of the  version put forward by Azerbaijan.  He also emphasized that the  ambush was carried out against a non-military target.

The attention of foreign diplomats has been drawn to the fact that  for more than two weeks, the legally binding decision made by the  International Court of Justice regarding the opening of the Lachin  corridor has been flagrantly disregarded by the Azerbaijani  authorities. The fact that this terrorist act is taking place even  under the conditions of ignoring the decision proves that Azerbaijan  has become a malicious violator of international law.

Vahe Gevorgyan emphasized that Azerbaijan resorts to the use of force  on various occasions in order to terrorize and impose one-sided  maximalist solutions, and that such repeated incidents prove that  dialogue between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh can succeed only in  the presence and involvement of a clear international mechanism.

Yeghisheh Kirakosyan, the Representative of Armenia on international  legal issues, in turn added that the decision of the International  Court of Justice ordered Azerbaijan to take all necessary measures to  ensure unimpeded movement along the Lachin corridor in both  directions, as well as the cessation of illegal activities in the  Lachin corridor and the restoration of gas and electricity supply to  Nagorno-Karabakh.

It was noted that only targeted assessments and clear actions by the  international community can help restrain Azerbaijan's aggressive  policy and support efforts to establish stability and lasting peace  in the region.