In his interview to Euronews, Pashinyan touches upon Azerbaijan`s  illegal blockade of Lachin Corridor

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave an interview to Euronews TV channel, in which he touched upon the illegal blockade of the Lachin (Berdzor) corridor by Azerbaijan, spokesperson of the head of the Cabinet of Ministers Nazeli Baghdasaryan reported on her Facebook page.

According to her, Pashinyan spoke about the humanitarian crisis, the  return of captives and detainees, as well as the need for dialogue  between Baku and Stepanakert within the framework of international  mechanisms.

"During the interview, Pashinyan touched upon the illegal blockade of  the Lachin corridor, noting that the operation fixed by the sixth  paragraph of the statement of November 9, 2020, must be restored,"  she noted.  It is also reported that, recalling the decisions of the  International Court of Justice of February 22 and July 6, 2023, the  The prime minister stated once again that Azerbaijan does not obey  the legally binding decisions of the international highest court.

Since December 12, 2022, Artsakh has been under siege due to the  closure of the Stepanakert-Goris- Berdzor (Lachin) interstate highway  by Azerbaijan, as a result of which the rights of 120 thousand  inhabitants of the country, including 30 thousand children, were  violated.  Despite the fact that on February 22 the International  Court of Justice granted Armenia's demand and ordered Azerbaijan not  to impede the free movement of goods, people and vehicles through the  Lachin corridor in both directions, Baku has not yet complied with  this legally binding decision.Moreower, on April 23, Azerbaijan  established a checkpoint in the Lachin corridor in the zone of  responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent. And after the  June 15 incident, the Azerbaijani side completely blocked the Lachin  corridor, as a result of which even humanitarian aid, including food  and medicine, is not delivered to Nagorno-Karabakh.  

On July 26, Armenia sent a humanitarian convoy to Nagorno Karabakh,  which Azerbaijan did not allow to enter Artsakh. Humanitarian aid  (361 tons) has been standing in the border zone of Kornidzor for the  sixth day already.