Azerbaijan`s actions cynical response to ICJ order to unblock Lachin  corridor - Artsakh foreign office 

ArmInfo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsaklh has issued the following statement: 

"On 25 March, the Azerbaijani armed forces, once again flagrantly  violating the obligations under the Trilateral Statement of 9  November 2020, crossed the line of contact with the armed forces of  the Republic of Artsakh and made some positional advancement in the  territory of the Republic of Artsakh, in the direction of the unpaved  road Stepanakert-Lisagor.

"By such actions, Azerbaijan is seeking to further tighten the  blockade of Artsakh, cutting the only link between capital  Stepanakert and a number of communities in the republic's Shushi  region. At the same time, the Azerbaijani side is trying to justify  its illegal actions and provocations with fabricated statements that  have nothing to do with reality.

"Azerbaijan's actions aimed at tightening the ring around Artsakh are  a cynical response to the order of the International Court of Justice  to immediately unblock the Lachin Corridor connecting Artsakh with  Armenia, as well as a challenge to the international legal order.

"We expect that the Russian peacekeeping forces will take practical  steps to eliminate the consequences of Azerbaijan's repeated  violation of provisions of the Trilateral Statement of 9 November  2020, as well as to prevent any new possible violations.

"Under these circumstances, it is imperative for the international  community to adopt a common tough position to force Azerbaijan to  return to the legal framework and implement its international  obligations.  The international community and, in particular, the  United Nations Security Council should take specific collective  measures aimed at the immediate opening of the Lachin Corridor and  curbing Azerbaijan's genocidal policy."

"Three ceasefire violations have been recorded in the Martuni  district. There are no casualties. The Russian peacekeeping forces  are investigating the incidents," the RF Ministry of Defense said  last Friday.

Moreover, on March 25, 2023, in defiance of Point 1 of the Trilateral  Statement of November 9, 2020, Azerbaijani trooped crossed the line  of contact in the Shushi region, occupied height 2054.0. and started  engineering work at the post.  

The command of the Russian peacekeepers is taking measures to prevent  escalation and provocations by the conflicting parties.  

"The Azerbaijani side has once again been informed of the demand to  remain committed to the trilateral agreements, take measures to stop  the engineering work and withdraw the national troops back to their  positions," the official report reads.