Artsakh Security Council appeals to parties to November 9 statement

ArmInfo.On April 23, President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan convened an  urgent session of the Security Council to discuss the issue of Azerbaijan's blocking of the Lachin Corridor connecting Artsakh to Armenia and the installation of a checkpoint by Azerbaijan.

President Harutyunyan briefed on the situation, noting that  Azerbaijan continues its provocative and criminal actions against the  people of Artsakh, once again grossly violating the provisions of the  November 9 Tripartite Declaration and well-known norms of the  international law.

All members of the Security Council of the Artsakh Republic, at the  head of the President, unanimously adopted a statement, which, in  particular, reads:

"Emphasizing that the entire people of Artsakh believed in the  Tripartite Declaration of November 9, 2020, and the security  guarantees provided by the Russian Federation, returned to the  Motherland and began building a normal life,

"Noting that Azerbaijan has violated various provisions of the  Tripartite Declaration many times since its signing, killing  residents of Artsakh, occupying new territories, and, since December  12, 2022, keeping the people of Artsakh under blockade for 133 days,  without electricity supply for 104 days, and without gas supply for  67 days,

"Welcoming the positions repeatedly expressed by the Russian  leadership regarding the continuity and strength of security  guarantees for the people of Artsakh, as well as the unacceptability  of the establishment of an Azerbaijani checkpoint in the Lachin  Corridor,

"Considering absolutely unacceptable the blocking of the Lachin  Corridor connecting Artsakh with Armenia, which is under the  responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops, and the  installation of a checkpoint there by Azerbaijan on April 23,

"Noting that with that step, the people of Artsakh have finally  become hostage in the hands of Azerbaijan, with an increasing risk of  ethnic cleansing, and the further operation of the Tripartite  Declaration is seriously threatened,

"We appeal to the parties of the Tripartite Declaration, and  especially the Russian Federation, to immediately start discussions  on lifting the blockade of Artsakh, preventing the establishment of  an Azerbaijani checkpoint and providing real guarantees for the  security of the people of Artsakh.

"We expect effective steps to solve the security and humanitarian  problems facing the people of Artsakh in the shortest possible time,  the absence of which will allow the authorities and the people of  Artsakh to decide what to do next."