ArmInfo.Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Armenia Armen Grigoryan discussed with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair from France Brice Roquefeuil the difficult humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh resulted from the blockade of the Lachin Corridor.
According to the press service of the Security Council, the parties stressed the need for Azerbaijan to comply with the legally binding decision of the International Court of Justice on the opening of the Lachin Corridor.
The Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Armenia drew the interlocutor's attention to the terrorist attack committed on March 5 by the Azerbaijani armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and stressed the need for an international presence in Nagorno-Karabakh and in the Lachin Corridor.
At the end of December 2022, Armenia submitted a lawsuit against Azerbaijan to the International Court of Justice of the United Nations within the proceedings of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Armenia asked the Hague Court to apply the following interim measures: to compel Azerbaijan to stop organizing and supporting alleged "rallies" that have blocked free movement through the Lachin Corridor. In addition, Armenia asked the Court to oblige Azerbaijan to ensure the unhindered free movement of all people, vehicles and cargo through the Lachin Corridor. It should be noted that the decisions adopted by the Court or made in any case are binding for the states participating in the dispute(Chapter XIV, Article 94.1 of the UN Charter); they are final and not subject to appeal (article 60 of the Statute). In the event that any party to a case fails to comply with the obligations imposed on it by the decision of the Court, the other party may apply to the Security Council, which may decide to take measures to enforce to implement the decision (Chapter XIV, Article 94.2 of the Charter).